Kind of carved out those jobs that were most likely to employ women and black and brown workers. The effects of that don't kind of gradually get diluted and go away over time. The effects of [historical racial discrimination] grow over time if you do not do something intentionally about them. That is the rationale for being conscious of race when you have programs that are intended to make sure that there is fairness for the next generation of small business owners or the next generation of students or workers or veterans or people attending HBCUs. (23:00–23:11)
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Asserts that historical racial discrimination effects worsen without intentional intervention.
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