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In reply to the discussion: I'm starting a countdown on how long it takes for the DOJ and Admin to do something on Tamir Rice. [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)But the idea that because we have a black president and black AG that this country's 400 year history of deep, all encompassing racism will go away or even get shoved aside for a while is naive.
But there is no denying that having POC in these positions has done a huge amount of good. Holder's Dept of Justice did a lot of work on voter laws, Obama has done alot to raise awareness (though not too much else, much to his chagrin) on gun control, the massive discrepancies in prison sentencing and education for black people. And I'm not entirely sure that it's a coincidence that BLM took hold on his watch.
These are all great, progressive steps in the right direction. But as this verdict and countless others show, we still have a very long way to go.