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Systemic Racism

Johnson defined systemic racism, also called structural racism or institutional racism, as "systems and structures that have procedures or processes that disadvantages African Americans."

Glenn Harris, president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines, defined it as "the complex interaction of culture, policy and institutions that holds in place the outcomes we see in our lives."
Black guy: Has a PhD, 4 years in college and has 2 years of work experience
White guy: 1 year in college and has 6 months of work experience
Employer: Hmm, I'll go with the white guy because he's white.
Black Guy: Well, that's what I call systemic racism.
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Systemic Racism

Institutional racism, also known as systemic racism, is defined as policies and practices that exist throughout a whole society or organization and that result in and support a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race. It manifests as discrimination in areas such as criminal justice, employment, housing, health care, education and political representation.1

The term institutional racism was first coined in 1967 by Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton in Black Power: The Politics of Liberation.2 Carmichael and Hamilton wrote in 1967 that, while individual racism is often identifiable because of its overt nature, institutional racism is less perceptible because of its "less overt, far more subtle" nature. Institutional racism "originates in the operation of established and respected forces in the society, and thus receives far less public condemnation than individual racism".3

Institutional racism was defined by Sir William Macpherson in the UK's Lawrence report (1999) as: "The collective failure of an organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their color, culture, or ethnic origin. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes, and behavior that amount to discrimination through prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness, and racist stereotyping, which disadvantage minority ethnic people.
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The metric system is a consistent and coherent system of units. In other words, it fits together very well and calculations are easy because it is decimal. This is a big advantage for use in the home, education, industry and science.
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system of systems

Generally, layered AI and/or non-AI subsystems working together to accomplish some goal or some compilation of goals. May also be seen in the context of a ‘tech stack’; but moreover a ‘stack of tech stacks’.
We were driven home by an autonomous vehicle, which is a system of systems.
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systemic racism

Systemic Racism is a general sense of being denied access to resources or to participation in activities which are perceived as potentially beneficial. A specific claim to access or benefits, as well as methods of denial, may be vague.
Every time Keith doesn't get a job he applied for, he claims that Systemic Racism is robbing him of his big opportunity.
by accuracy4u&me February 17, 2021
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systemite

any devoted fan of the popular metal band System of a Down
My fellow systemite friend got us all front row tickets to a System of a Down concert.
by Ilona October 21, 2004
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systemic

systemic. an outside agent introduced into the system of a living being. it is usually administered for the purpose of fighting pathogens harmful to the living being.
systemic poisons are absorbed into the flesh of the plant and internalized. the poisons are not harmful to the plant, enabling the plant to fight the invasion with new ammo.
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