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[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/09/systemic-racism-economic-progress/ by WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 16/9/20] | [https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/09/systemic-racism-economic-progress/ by WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 16/9/20] | ||
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Three Black Americans killed in acts that reminded the world that systemic racism is still very real in the United States. The early summer protests that followed, though sparked by those deaths, were manifestations of deeper anger and despair at the racism that has plagued the country since its founding. | George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Three Black Americans killed in acts that reminded the world that systemic racism is still very real in the United States. The early summer protests that followed, though sparked by those deaths, were manifestations of deeper anger and despair at the racism that has plagued the country since its founding. | ||
=====What is critical race theory?===== | |||
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/02/what-is-critical-race-theory/ by WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 20/8/25] | |||
Black History Month 2022 is being marked as American society grapples with the significance of Black history, with discussions around the relevance and necessity of critical race theory taking centre stage. This reckoning with racism was brought to the forefront of American consciousness in the aftermath of George Floyd's death at the hands of police officers in May 2020. | |||
