Hillary Clinton: America’s struggle with racism is ‘far from finished’

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Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday delivered her boldest remarks yet on race and gun violence, topics that have quickly become some of the most prominent and divisive in the presidential campaign, particularly after Wednesday’s mass shooting in Charleston.

“It’s tempting to dismiss a tragedy like this as an isolated incident, to believe that in today’s America bigotry is largely behind us, that institutionalized racism no longer exists,” Clinton said in a speech in San Francisco. “But despite our best efforts and our highest hopes, America’s long struggle with race is far from finished.”

Race, Clinton said, remains “a deep fault line in America,” despite the election of Obama, the country’s first black president. She also cited several statistics that suggest widespread inequality between black and white Americans.

“Our problem is not all kooks and Klansmen. It’s also the cruel joke that goes unchallenged. It’s the offhand comment about not wanting those people in the neighborhood,” Clinton said. “Let’s be honest, for a lot of well meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.”

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1. kick

[boston bean]

2. I wonder if people who think us wimmins and black people

are dividing this great nation... think Hillary is dividing this great nation as well??

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. K&R

[Calista241]

4. It's great to say "this is a problem" or "we need a conversation"

But what does that mean? My impression is that this all means we're going to talk for 10 minutes about something, make sure we get credit for it, and then we're going to move on to more important shit.

[NCTraveler]

5. Using the term "institutionalized racism" is so important.

It's importance when framing cannot be ignored. Thank you for not running from it Hillary.