Cross Post from GDP: What issues, specifically, would end racism in the US?

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2. I might be able to help here.

I have two grand daughters, one Black and one White. Both are 4.0 students, both bright, well groomed, happy, delightful etc... Both are college bound and both love to spend my money at the Mall. When I take them to the Mall for a shopping day, they don't leave my home unless they both have at least 200.00 in their pockets and a fistful of my credit cards. What that should tell you is that they both have plenty of economic justice because I make sure of it. Which grand daughter do you think gets followed around by some asshole mall cop who thinks she is probably "stealing" something? Economic justice does not trickle down to stop racism. Which grand daughter do you think will land a good job after she gets Bernie's free college? How will a free college degree help my Black grand daughter if she can't get past the door because she is Black? It isn't that Bernie does not address the overall racial issues, it's that he thinks that overturning Citizens United will get my grand daughter a job. Getting money out of politics doesn't hep her at all. Do you see where I am coming from here?