For me they Should STOP the lecturing it only causes division I have worked in the Inner City it will never change. They do not want change nor do they want a White person telling them what to do.
I went to a diversity Course and when I posed the question How about we learn about the White Race it was not well received.
Whites, Blacks, Females and Hispanics were present at this meeting we had to attend.
My Question got back to the FD Chief and he through it in my face when I went in for a promotion imagine that and he was Black, so were the two Asst Chiefs,
Social Outcomes
Racist national policies can result in segregation, oppres- sion and, ultimately, genocide. The social outcomes are incalculable in their human devastation – slavery, civil rights violations, apartheid, Arian supremacy, caste system, and more.
Racism negatively affects everyone. - The recipients experience fundamental rejection, disem- powerment and more.
- Perpetrators function from fear and ignorance and experience the natural self-loathing that comes from spreading hatred.
- Wider society experiences hostilities and reduced productivity. The collective contribution of every citizen is compromised, thus reducing national development and productivity.
Oppressed people groups invariably experience poor health and housing services, reduced life expectancy, lower employment opportunities, lower high school graduation rates, increased homelessness and more incidents of violence.
The subtle nature of racism is such that people who are not con- sciously racist easily function with the privileges, empowerment and benefits of the dominant ethnicity, thus unintentionally perpet-uating injustice.
It is important for the empowered generations, including those who inherited the cultures of their forbearers, to assess their pres-ent circumstances and work towards just and equal communities