Quote of the Day | June 11, 2020

“That is systemic racism, and until we address those facts, all the singing Kumbaya and holding hands and smiling at each other doesn’t mean anything at all.” 

– Camille Landry, an Oklahoma City-based community activist, speaking about focusing on interpersonal relationships rather than disparities in education, police violence, achievement and health between blacks and whites, citing high rates of maternal mortality for black women. [NonDoc

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