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		sfj on June 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America is giving up on the pandemic? I realize you are just quoting the text, but this does not describe "black people". It describes poor people.

thisiszilff on June 8, 2020 [–]

Yes, unfortunately black people are disproportionately poor, so they bear the brunt of issues associated with a lack of money in America. In the present day, I suspect most things people call systemic racism is rooted in and perpetuated by how disproportionately poor blacks in America are.

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