{"id":444,"date":"2021-10-05T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2021-10-05T17:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T17:54:35","slug":"what-is-systemic-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukiwessling.com\/kidblog\/what-is-systemic-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"What is systemic racism?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently you may have started to hear the phrase “systemic<\/a> racism” a lot. It’s been in the news and in the conversations that people are having.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My goal here is not to persuade you to any political position, but just to explain a word so that you can understand what people are really talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does “system” mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The dictionary<\/a> says that systemic<\/a> means “relating to a system<\/a>, especially as opposed to a particular part.” But like many dictionary definitions, that one seems circular. Why does the definition<\/a> use the word ‘system<\/a>,’ which is part of the word systemic<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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