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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking today about\Nthe relationship between race and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.31,0:00:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,economic prosperity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.40,0:00:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> [INAUDIBLE] that's interesting, and\Nwhat were your thoughts on the matter?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.47,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Well, I was thinking about how far\Nwe've come in the past hundred years since
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Fourteenth Amendment that just simply\Ngave everyone protection under the law.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.71,0:00:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's almost insane to think that\Nat one time in our country,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.91,0:00:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of color didn't have any rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.89,0:00:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they were even enslaved.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.01,0:00:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> And sadly, so yes, yeah, it is crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.65,0:00:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's also amazing how far we've come.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.27,0:00:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the thing is,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.51,0:00:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's still work that needs to be\Ndone to weed out the systemic racism.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.36,0:00:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Do you really think systemic\Nracism still exists in our country?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.86,0:00:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, 100%,\Neven if it's not as prevalent,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.80,0:00:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are still seeing the lasting\Neffects of systemic racism.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.51,0:00:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just look at the areas where\Neveryone still lives to this day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.72,0:01:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> What do you mean where\Neveryone still lives?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.55,0:01:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Well, in the 1930s,\Nusing redlining was a tactic widely
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.42,0:01:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supported by the government to\Nrefuse people of color loans or
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.29,0:01:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,financial help when trying to buy a house,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.66,0:01:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more often than non-predominantly\Nwhite neighborhoods.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.47,0:01:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah,\Nit's like they took all these people, and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.95,0:01:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they created the poverty and crime-filled\Nghettos that we still see today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.91,0:01:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, and then what made matters\Nworse is the divide that was widened
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.97,0:01:42.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Richard Nixon with his war\Non drugs campaign in the 1970s.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.79,0:01:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah.\N>> So people of color were often getting
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.57,0:01:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the maximum sentences for these petty\Nnon-violent crimes, whereas a white person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.38,0:01:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would often get the minimum\Nsentence on the same type of crime.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.24,0:02:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, and some of the non-violent\Ncrimes like the ones involving marijuana,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.85,0:02:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these people are still serving time today\Nfor offenses that are now decriminalized,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.63,0:02:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in some places,\Neven recreationally legal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.41,0:02:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah,\Npeople are making money off of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.77,0:02:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we think about it, and\Nwhat had been done to people of color,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.12,0:02:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really just a sense\Nof legalized slavery.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.81,0:02:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, it's like you take\Nthis demographic of people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.12,0:02:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you limit them to\Nimpoverished neighborhoods.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.21,0:02:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You make no effort to properly\Nfund their education,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.43,0:02:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you give them maximum sentencing when\Nthey finally turn into a life of crime.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.06,0:02:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that's the only way they see\Nthemselves actually rising above their
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.21,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,station.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, and then with the level of\Nmass incarceration against men of color,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.70,0:02:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically African American men,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.43,0:02:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to consider how many families\Nhave been broken and torn apart by it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.90,0:02:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And countless kids that no longer\Nhave a father figure, or any parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.67,0:03:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or advice, or guidance, uninevitably,\Nthey lead down that same path.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.54,0:03:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, I agree,\Nit's like a never-ending cycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.33,0:03:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I guess my question is,\Nhow do you think we fix this?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.31,0:03:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Well, I think it starts\Nwith everyone joining and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.16,0:03:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participating their own civic duty and\Nvoting and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.02,0:03:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming involved in their local\Ncommunities and local elections.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.36,0:03:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For so long, I think there is this\Nform of cynicism around voting,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.70,0:03:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making people believe that their\Nvote really doesn't matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.66,0:03:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, I agree, I will say that\Nseems like now more people than ever,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.56,0:03:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially young people and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.20,0:03:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of color, are getting involved\Nin politics and going out and voting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.94,0:03:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think social media has a big\Nrole to play in that as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.84,0:03:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah, social media has definitely\Ntaken everything by storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.06,0:04:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I agree, I think we're on the path\Nto hopefully eliminating these
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.19,0:04:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,systemic racism, problems, and\Nprejudice from future generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.61,0:04:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just have to keep participating and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.02,0:04:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educating those that aren't given\Na fair shot at having a voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.86,0:04:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> So what do you think is the first step
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.05,0:04:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to getting to a place where\Neveryone has their own voice?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.54,0:04:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Having conversations like these.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.89,0:04:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah.