The Brief: Everyday racism or #everydayracism is a term used by people of color, specifically black folks to share their experiences as the target of casual, prevalent racism in their everyday lives, specifically in the United States.
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Everyday racism or #everydayracism is a term used by people of color, specifically black folks, to share their experiences as the target of casual, prevalent racism in their everyday lives. This includes microagressions as well as bigger picture institutional racism.
To be white in America is to feel a sense of ownership of public spaces. To be black in America is to face the constant threat of removal from those spaces at the whim of others. Check out my piece on #EverydayRacism for @NBCNewsTHINK – https://t.co/didOsS21Jv
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 30, 2018