Whites are real quick to tell us who aren't about how they don't see racism in America. Therefore because they don't see it, it cannot exist. But we who are not white do not have the same experience and whites can't force it to be the same just because you don't like hearing it.
So let me repost this information. It begins in the year 2000 for those who always make the excuse of how such things are in the past.
Cost Of Racism: U.S. Economy Lost $16 Trillion Because Of Discrimination, Bank Says
Nationwide protests have cast a spotlight on racism and inequality in the United States. Now a major bank has put a price tag on how much the economy has lost as a result of discrimination against African Americans: $16 trillion.
Since 2000, U.S. gross domestic product lost that much as a result of discriminatory practices in a range of areas, including in education and access to business loans, according to a new study by Citigroup.
Specifically, the study came up with $16 trillion in lost GDP by noting four key racial gaps between African Americans and whites:
$13 trillion lost in potential business revenue because of discriminatory lending to African American entrepreneurs, with an estimated 6.1 million jobs not generated as a result
$2.7 trillion in income lost because of disparities in wages suffered by African Americans
$218 billion lost over the past two decades because of discrimination in providing housing credit
And $90 billion to $113 billion in lifetime income lost from discrimination in accessing higher education
Citigroup estimates the economy would see a $5 trillion boost over the next five years if the U.S. were to tackle key areas of discrimination against African Americans.
www.npr.org
There are "individual" racists in every nation, including the United States.
Prior to the 2008 financial bust and recession, blacks very vocally complained that banks wouldn't lend them the money to purchase a home, claiming it was racist.
The fact was, they couldn't really afford to own the home they purchased (home cost, property taxes, utilities, et cetera) and in the end, because they really couldn't afford to own a house, defaulted on their loans and because of this, we had that 2008 debacle.
The policy wasn't racist. It was that those that when someone wishes to purchase a home, they have to show that they have a steady job with good pay, enough money to provide a sufficient down payment, a good amount in a bank account and assets that could be taken, should you default, so that they make up most of the loss.
That's not racist. It's a money issue.
I'm not black, but we couldn't afford a home for many years. My pay was mediocre, my bank account the same and not much in assets. Over time, both of us working, pay increases and saving enough money, we were able to afford a house and always ensured that the payments were made.
If we were this rampantly racist nation as you claim, we wouldn't have black congressmen/women, black senators, black mayors, black town councils, black physicists, black astronauts, black military officers (including generals), black business owners, black police officers, blacks in the CIA, FBI and NSA, black physicians, black nurses, black bankers, black teachers and of course....a maximum two term black president who wouldn't have been elected both times he ran, if only minorities voted for him. African blacks, Asians and Hispanics all come here from other nations. Minorities don't flock to Communist nations.
How far you go in this nation is the same for all, "how much effort you put in to obtain your goals." In school, study hard and into the night, in employment, reflect a regular positive attitude towards others, being an employee role model and you will advance. If you are seeking employment, learn all you can about the company that you want to hire you, dress better than others, putting in for the job and add a dash of luck (for no matter what we do, life isn't always fair and we don't always get what we want).