Racism fighters gather in Kalamazoo for seventh annual summit

Remedying racism is more complicated than changing individuals, says the executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University.

The structures and systems in society that allow racism to continue must be changed before real progress can be made, John A. Powell says in a Kalamazoo Gazette report.

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Without a good education, high-quality jobs aren’t available. And lack of employment makes steady housing difficult.

“All these things are interactive,” Powell explained. “These things form a system, they form a network.”

Much of the racial discrimination in the world stems from this structural racism embedded in society, said Powell.

To find out about the wide range of local projects to fight racism that are ongoing, read the rest of the story.

Source: Kalamazoo Gazette