Racial inequality persists in every facet of life today. Its nature takes many forms from micro-aggressions to the complex systems of oppression instituted by those who hold power. Whether it is implicit racial assumptions that people make or hate filled campaigns, inequality entrenches itself deep within our nation’s history and still clouds the minds of those in present day. Inequality affects day to day interactions. Inequality barrages job opportunities. Inequality cloaks chances for education. Ultimately, racial inequality acts as an inertia for change and development as a society. Whether it be the statistics on incarceration, the ethnic distribution within communities or even the diversity within workplaces, there are countless examples
