Title: This Is Proof That Institutional Racism Is Still Very Much A Problem
Headings: Proof That Institutional Racism Is Still A Problem
Proof That Institutional Racism Is Still A Problem
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Black job applicants are about half as likely as white applicants to get an interview callback.
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58 percent of prisoners are black or Hispanic, despite making up one quarter of the U.S. population.
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Black people are 12 times more likely to be wrongly convicted of drug-related crimes than white people.
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74 percent of black students and 80 percent of Latino students attend schools that are more than half-minority populations.
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13 percent of all black men are denied the right to vote.
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Asian American homebuyers are shown 20 percent fewer homes than white homebuyers.
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In 2013, the unemployment rate for black college grads was almost twice as high as the rate for grads overall.
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White families hold 90 percent of the national wealth. Black and Latino families combined hold less than five percent.

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Black people are 12 times more likely to be wrongly convicted of drug-related crimes than white people. A 2017 study on wrongful convictions shows how the justice system disproportionately affects black people. The study found that among three types of crimes (murder, sexual assault, and drug crimes) black people were consistently more likely to be wrongfully convicted. In addition to the above stat on drug-related offenses, the study found black people serving time for sexual assault were three and a half times more likely to be innocent than white people. Despite making up 13 percent of the US population, African Americans made up 47 percent of the exonerations studied. Systemic racism even exists in the way drug problems are discussed politically. The “War on Drugs” was a response to the crack problem primarily affecting black communities. That’s a stark difference from “Opioid Epidemic,” which is how the prescription drug problem primarily affecting white communities is being discussed.