By: Rachel Knox

Rachel Knox
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 05:32:36 +0000

In reply to Jobu.” target=”_blank” title=”/2017/08/ohio-state-not-the-very-best-in-racial-diversity-continues-to-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-103239″>Jobu.”>/2017/08/ohio-state-not-the-very-best-in-racial-diversity-continues-to-improve/comment-page-1/#comment-103239″>Jobu.

The racial disparity in this country is due to the fact that black people were enslaved for hundreds of years to only jump straight into Jim Crow. Both of my parents were alive during Jim Crow. It wasn’t that long ago. Systematic racism is why the black community is in the position it’s in now. When black people do all of the right things and start to thrive as a community things like the Tulsa Race Riot happen. It is a proven fact crack was planted in black communities by our government in the 80s. Google redlining. White people have gone well out of their way to destroy the black community in the U.S. but want to turn around now and use the good old “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” line. There is no nameless, faceless entity. It’s called white people.