How is racism used as a political tool in America?

Two unexpected events catalyzed this moment. The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately killed black Americans and exposed a broader range of inequalities that persist in black communities; the recession that accompanied the pandemic has highlighted similar inequities. And the brutal killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis has prompted many white Americans to acknowledge that their lives are profoundly different from those of black Americans — and that racism is part of that lived experience.

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