Contemporary: Race & American Politics by Joe Agurto(ST) https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4 en-us 2022-01-06 15:35:28 UTC 2022-01-07 16:28:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Black people are less likely to get that deference, while white people are often afforded more. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980790209 2022-01-07 16:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980790209 This is because many white people, particularly white people with lower levels of education and income, realize that whiteness comes with a premium that extends beyond economics to include cultural and social capital. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980791607 2022-01-07 16:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980791607 Scott recounting the nearly 20 times he has been pulled over by police, where being an elected official potentially made the interaction worse. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980792634 2022-01-07 16:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980792634 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/05/04/is-the-united-states-a-racist-country/ agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980793013 2022-01-07 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980793013 Although President Biden’s proposed Cabinet reflects the 40% of Americans who are minorities, Congress and the federal judiciary are far below that mark. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980795473 2022-01-07 16:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980795473 While many large cities have a majority-minority population, only about a third of large cities have Black mayors, and Latinx mayors are even more underrepresented. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980796694 2022-01-07 16:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980796694 In total, 124 of the 535 voting House and Senate members are Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980799229 2022-01-07 16:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980799229 https://www.investopedia.com/government-leadership-by-race-5113457 agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980799486 2022-01-07 16:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980799486 About two-thirds of Democrats (67%) say race relations are bad agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980801864 2022-01-07 16:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980801864 Overall, 53% of the public says race relations are getting worse agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980802311 2022-01-07 16:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980802311 Trump’s presidency, 56% of Americans say Trump has made race relations worse. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980803073 2022-01-07 16:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980803073 https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/04/09/how-americans-see-the-state-of-race-relations/ agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980803352 2022-01-07 16:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980803352 Many Republican lawmakers, who are fighting what they label as the teaching of critical race theory in schools, contend it divides Americans. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980807285 2022-01-07 16:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980807285 The issue is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980807650 2022-01-07 16:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980807650 He said critical race theory posits that racism is endemic to American society through history and that, consequently, Americans have to think about institutions like the justice system or schools through the perspective of race and racism. agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980809557 2022-01-07 16:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980809557 https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1001055828/the-brewing-political-battle-over-critical-race-theory agurtoj8235 https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980810398 2022-01-07 16:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/agurtoj8235/e605z6v49gqm07t4/wish/1980810398