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White Privilege, Black Pain: Racial Inequality in America

Episode Summary

The episode White Privilege, Black Pain looks at the longstanding double standard based on race in America and explores recent events related to this. Can we as young voters change this culture of discrimination?

Episode Notes

The episode White Privilege, Black Pain looks at the longstanding double standard based on race in America and explores recent events related to this including:

• Racial double standards in the NYPD with regards to the enforcement of Coronavirus social distancing
• Racial disparity in terms of victims of excessive police violence
• Tragic death of Sean Reed at the hands of Indianapolis police officers
• Difference in how African American and White protestors are portrayed in the media
• Lynching of Ahmaud Aubry and how the justice system failed his family

The episode ends with a call to action for young voters to stand up to injustice.

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