“Despite the elimination of Jim Crow and openly discriminatory laws against Black Americans a half century ago, Black people and the Black community as a whole still suffer economic, political and social discrimination and inequality
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“he would support reparations legislation — government-led efforts to make up for the social harms of slavery and other injustices against Black Americans
“Formally equal treatment on the basis of inequality means the perpetuation of inequality. Reparations for these and other offenses is a current topic of significant discussion during this election.
“He worried that even as changing social values made life better for LGBTQ+ people, the struggles past generations had endured for recognition and respect could be wiped from memory, along with the pain caused by the AIDS pandemic
“they would effectively amount to a form of positive discrimination — a treatment based on race, which is prohibited by the 14th Amendment
“We want the discrimination disbanded and shut down. Keep the funding, give the students the money, but give everybody a fair shot.
“a public defender “cannot oppose anti-racism and effectively represent Black and Brown people.”
“You cannot understand the challenges we face today without understanding white supremacy.
“Many universities have for too long done just the opposite. And in doing so, they have concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built or lessons learned by the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.