Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

During the Great Depression, unemployment among African-Americans was twice that of whites – mostly due to segregation. One rare opportunity came on the Pullman sleeper trains, where most of the porters were black. (1:50) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/ Full Article: https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.co...

During the Great Depression, unemployment among African-Americans was twice that of whites – mostly due to segregation. One rare opportunity came on the Pullman sleeper trains, where most of the porters were black. ( 1:50 )

Duchess Meghan also opens up in the documentary about dealing with negative press during her pregnancy:

A clip from Bill Moyers’ 1976 documentary 'Rosedale: The Way It Is' #whytheracecardisplayed

People of color–who make up nearly 40% of the U.S. population–remain acutely underrepresented in most influential fields. From 2009 to 2018 the percentage of black law partners inched up from 1.7% to 1.8%. From 1985 to 2016, the proportion of black men in management at U.S. companies with 100 or more employees barely budged–from 3% to 3.2%. People of color held about 16% of Fortune 500 board seats in 2018. A 2018 survey of the 15 largest public fashion and apparel companies found that nonwhites held only 11% of board seats and that nearly three-quarters of company CEOs were white men. And in the top 200 film releases of 2017, minorities accounted for 7.8% of writers, 12.6% of directors and 19.8% of lead roles. https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/post/diversity-has-become-a-booming-business-so-where-are-the-results

“It’s now been proven that the stress caused by the pressures of racism is a leading indicator of health disparities for African Americans,” he said. “We now know that because of stress, we, African Americans, are contracting diseases faster than our white counterparts and then dying sooner.”  https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com/post/city-of-madison-wisconsin-declares-racism-a-public-health-crisis

Listen to @RepCummings ’ desperate call to protect voting rights and American democracy. Cummings has died at 68 from 'complications concerning longstanding health challenges.' #whytheracecardisplayed