Racism has evolved and adapted to the times. No longer is race viewed as a biological concept "yet has been retained as a social construction that provides a basis for distinguishing and treating human groups other than one 's own" (D 'Angelo, Raymond N.). The picture has not changed, only the frame. Racism is now systematic and prevalent in our institutions as opposed to our laws. According the federal reserve …show more content…
In light of this research the dynamic of perpetuating racism is plainly explicit. The picture is this. Black Americans control less capital and occupy less paying jobs because they are essentially quarantined into poorer neighborhoods with ill funded schools: which is duE to an inaccessibility of loans which would enable them to afford the living expenses of housing in better funded districts. Prevailing racism is so camouflaged that, "those of us who are white are often surprised and disturbed about how many people of color stand when asked if they have experienced these things" (Kivel). Many white people are unaware that these conditions exist and continuing to ignore these realities