Racial Equity & Anti-Black Racism Flashcards
a social construct and a concept which signifies and symbolizes social conflicts and interests by referring to different types of human bodies.
race
is belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
racism
the condition that would be achieved if one’s racial identity no longer predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares. When we use the term, we are thinking about racial equity as one part of racial justice, and thus we also include work to address root causes of inequities, not just their manifestation. This includes elimination of policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages that reinforce differential outcomes by race or that fail to eliminate them.
racial equity
a powerful collection of antiracist policies that lead to racial equity and are substantiated by antiracists.
anti-racism
one who is supporting a racist policy through their actions or inaction or expressing a racist idea.
racist
one who is supporting an antiracist policy through their actions or expressing an antiracist idea.
anti-racist