The framing of the "race vs class" debate that resurfaces on here every few months feels incredibly reductive. It's both. It's those things & more. Racism, capitalism, sexism all engage with one another & have unique material impacts on the how different ppl experience the world.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) March 4, 2019
I see the Bernie bros have come into my timeline. So if class is black people’s primary barrier and not race answer the following questions:
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 3, 2019
African-Americans face wide-ranging educational, economic and health disadvantages — lasting effects from the Jim Crow era, says @NCNWHQ. To uplift communities, the nonprofit champions STEAM education: https://t.co/fIgUYxZZVZ pic.twitter.com/Ku3BXl5niV
— Comcast Newsmakers (@ComcastNewsmkrs) March 4, 2019
In 2006, amid the real estate run-up, black families earning more than $200,000 annually were more likely on average to be given a subprime loan than a white family making $30,000 a year. Most important story you’ll read today:https://t.co/56LqFOuJJk
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 2, 2019
School districts that predominantly serve students of color received $23 billion less in funding than mostly white school districts in the U.S. in 2016, despite serving the same number of students, a new report found https://t.co/4dZI0WHJPh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 2, 2019
This is data visualization done right. https://t.co/0e411lqp7X
— Trevon D Logan (@TrevonDLogan) March 4, 2019
Specifically notes the racial disparities. Crucial. https://t.co/OYZMFaPDBv
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 5, 2019
Sad! 