“There’s one mantra many black parents drill into their children’s heads throughout their life: be twice as good. It goes that as black folks in America, we’ve got to work twice as hard to get half as far as our white counterparts.” — Britni Danielle

From USA Today

What is systemic racism? Here's what it means and how you can help dismantle it

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/15/systemic-racism-what-does-mean/5343549002/

From act.tv

Systemic Racism Explained

https://youtu.be/YrHIQIO_bdQ

From Putting Racism on the Table Podcast Series

Structural Racism

https://soundcloud.com/washingtongrantmakers/structural-racism-putting-racism-on-the-table

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