How We Got Here

As recently as 2016, the net worth of a typical white family in America was nearly 10 times that of the average Black family. African Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at a rate more than 5 times the imprisonment rate of whites. Black people in America have higher death…

*This post is part of a three-part series. Click here to start from the beginning. Note that some posts in this series directly quote offensive racist language and they all describe upsetting historical realities that may be triggering to readers.

*This post is part of a three-part series. Click here to start from the beginning. Note that some posts in this series directly quote offensive racist language and they all describe upsetting historical realities that may be triggering to readers.