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What if structural racism has as much to do with your moving houses "for the schools" as anything else?
You ready to hit the streets for that? And/or face down your angry white neighbors at the next community meeting about redrawing school/district enrollment boundaries?
100% yes, you should be hitting the streets against police violence. But if you come home from the BLM protests to a wealthy, white neighborhood with wealthy, white schools, you might want to extend your thinking on structural racism beyond faraway cops.
shoutout to Park Slope and Tenleytown and Westchester and etc etc
It's a subset of the biggest white ally problem: support for racial justice that doesn't require *you* to change *your* lifestyle or choices much is only the first (and relatively minor) step.
Lotta people reading this and going, "it's the system, man, not the individuals."
Well, yes. But it's both. Fighting systemic racism means choosing whether or not to reinforce racist systems w/your choices.
Well, yes. But it's both. Fighting systemic racism means choosing whether or not to reinforce racist systems w/your choices.
"And neighborhood schools, as you know, have been a rallying cry for segregation as frequently as — or more frequently than — a rallying cry for integration." https://www.the74million.org/article/74-interview-integrated-schools-founder-on-talking-to-white-parents-about-privilege-and-turning-neighborhood-schools-into-a-rallying-cry-for-integration/
'Reforms to improve opportunities for the historically underserved are all well and good until they trip over privileged parents’ ability (their right? their duty?) to “do what’s best for their kids.”' https://www.the74million.org/article/tribute-courtney-everts-mykytyn-inspired-countless-parents-seeking-integrated-schools-her-death-is-a-heartbreaking-loss/
