Institutional racism

Institutional racism is a form of racism embedded in social institutions.

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It is also called systemic racism because it is in the systems that make up society. People usually think of racism as being thoughts of hate and prejudice against other races, but institutional racism means that those feelings are present in the ways people interact with each other.^[1] Institutional racism is not new, but the term is. Civil rights leaders Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton were among the earliest users of the term.^[2]

North America[change]

United States[change]

Institutional racism is a huge issue in the United States (US).

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In the past, Black Americans were not allowed to live in certain neighborhoods. For instance, banks would not give them loans to live in the same neighborhoods as white people. As a result, many Black Americans live in areas with high rates of poverty and lack of access to resources, including parks and good schools.

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↑ Mandavilli, Apoorva (April 2003). "Troubled times force old pharma to learn new tricks". Nature Medicine. 9 (4): 379. doi:10.1038/nm0403-379a. ISSN 1078-8956. PMID 12669047. S2CID 5300806.
↑ Bhavnani, Reena (2005). Tackling the roots of racism : lessons for success. Heidi Safia Mirza, Veena Meetoo, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. ISBN 1-86134-774-X. OCLC 61302817.

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[1] Mandavilli, Apoorva (April 2003). "Troubled times force old pharma to learn new tricks". Nature Medicine. 9 (4): 379. doi:10.1038/nm0403-379a. ISSN 1078-8956. PMID 12669047. S2CID 5300806.

[2] Bhavnani, Reena (2005). Tackling the roots of racism : lessons for success. Heidi Safia Mirza, Veena Meetoo, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. ISBN 1-86134-774-X. OCLC 61302817.

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