I grant you this point. City level segregation in the US might be at an all time low, but neighborhood level segregation is at an all time high. But is segregation in and of itself a bad thing? Why? Is there something inherently wrong with being forced to live around minorities? I guess you could argue that it leads to discrepancies in income or socio-economic status, but then this becomes a question of which came first, chicken or the egg.
I don't doubt for a second that African-Americans are incarcerated more. But the question here is, why is that? Is it because they're unfairly targeted, or because they commit more crime? Victimization surveys suggest that it's because they commit more crime.
If you think unequal school opportunities and redlining are false narratives then you've deceived yourself. If you choose to read some on the topics you would understand otherwise.
Yeah, I've read a lot about this topic. TL;DR schools don't matter nearly as much as you think, and while banks do discriminate against black applicants with the same credit score, in terms of actual likelihood to default it completely evens out (black applicants are more likely to default than white applicants of a given credit score).
Oh dear, some messages here are very distressing, I'm sad to see people still deny racism is real (I find the same thing with sexism denial too), and even seeing things like talking about IQs is really just absolutely disgusting. I can understand how when you're used to your privilege it can really be hard to understand how other people struggle in ways you don't understand, but you also do have enough resources where you can learn about things, and you can listen to people without dismissing what they're saying or telling them their wrong (that's your privilege in action again). You have policies like affirmative action and such not to give minorities and women advantages, but to help close unfair gaps, because added obstacles are totally real.
But then the question here becomes about whether or not those gaps are "unfair". I believe that we should guarantee equal opportunities to women and minorities, but I do not believe that will result in equal outcomes. Or are you arguing that as a white male, I'm not allowed to have an opinion on this, and that I'm just supposed to accept whatever policy proposals you decide to come up with because I just wouldn't understand?
Like imagine you're a black child in school, and you have a friend who's white. Imagine both of you act pretty much the same and you have similar histories at school, but you two do something silly and cause trouble. You know you're much more likely to be punished severely and suspended than your white friend is? And then going further, if you're black and you commit a crime, you're much more likely to receive your maximum sentence and go to prison longer than a white person who did the same thing as you and has a criminal history identical to yours, and that's racism. You don't get the benefit of the doubt white people do, and you're less likely to hear back from your resumes even when you have equivalent work experience and education, just to name a few things. But over and over again I'm saddened seeing people just keep denying these things, and there are so many more, if you listen to African American communities (and same goes for women) and really listen and try to understand, you can see what life is like in someone else's place and your understanding of our world will improve, and then maybe you might agree something needs to be done.
This thing about blacks being more likely to be suspended simply isn't true
[1][2]. It's just that black kids misbehave more often. The thing about harsher sentences is also a myth
[3]. As for the call back myth, it would seem that black applicants are less qualified than their white counterparts
[4]. Look, I've heard all these things before, I just don't think that they stand up to scrutiny
