
What is racism? And what is systemic racism?
Racism goes beyond prejudices held by individuals. It's a system of advantage that results in staggeringly disparate outcomes.

Racism in housing
Systemic racism has created a rigged housing system that’s excluded Black Americans from homeownership, and generational wealth creation.

Racism in education
Discover how a vicious cycle of systemic factors means Black Americans don’t have access to the same quality of education as white Americans.

Racism in healthcare
Historical and modern examples of the significant health disparity between Black and white Americans that can’t be explained away by socioeconomic factors.

Racism in criminal justice
A complex web of institutions stacks the deck against Black Americans, ensuring they’re more likely to be arrested, convicted and face tougher sentences.

Racism in cultural representation and the media
Black people are often underrepresented and misrepresented on screen. Read on for some examples of how deep the problem runs and its impact.

The way forward
Might reparations be the answer to making up for the not-so-distant past and radically shifting the systemic repercussions that persist today?