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Wes Moore: “Racism is a system that allows generation of people to be…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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Published | Video Starts at 42:54

… if I move to China tomorrow and I stay there for the next 40 years, I would still never be considered Chinese. Is this a racist country, do you think? Racism is a system that allows generation of people to be able to attend schools that are not preparing them from college or careers. But if you, you know, literally go to another school that looks a little bit different a mile down the road, that, that is preparing people for every opportunity that the world has. (42:54–43:03)

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Asserts that systemic racism results in educational inequities.

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