Racial Justice Policies

Definition

These are policies aimed at eliminating racial disparities, promoting equal opportunities regardless of race, and ensuring fair treatment for all races within society.

Analogy

Imagine if everyone was running a race but some people had weights on their ankles. Racial justice policies aim to remove those weights so everyone can run equally.

Related terms

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under U.S law.

Affirmative Action: A policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination; often related to employment or education opportunities.

Systemic Racism: Refers to how ideas of white superiority are captured in everyday thinking at a systems level - taking in the big picture of how society operates, rather than looking at one-on-one interactions.