The Problem We All Live With- Part One from American Life
Institutional racism is discussed a lot in this podcast. Institutional racism was also discussed in Kozol's piece, Amazing Grace . Kozol discussed the ways that Mott Haven is a victim of institutional racism. Although the government knows the problems that occur in Mott Haven, the city is ignored. Mott Haven gets whatever everyone else doesn't want which continues to push them down the poverty hole. Nikole Jones and Ira Glass talk about how institutionally black kid's schooling is worse than the schooling of white kids. White kids have more access to facilities and resources. White kids also get better teachers and programs. Black kids tend to go to school in poor communities and therefore don't receive an education equivalent to the white kids. Nikole Jones talks about data that the schools whose students scored higher contained mostly white kids, and the schools that scored lower contained mostly biracial kids. Jones mentions that the best way for both races to g...
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