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Race discrimination Resource

Summary

Andrew Brooks unpacks what race is, what it does, and why everything must change.

In the last few decades, the world has heard countless voices raised against the violence of racism.

But living an anti-racist life means confronting the structural and systematic nature of racism, and how it adapts to serve our modern society; one that’s built on a bedrock of settler colonialism and capitalism.

In 10 minutes, Andrew Brooks unpacks what race is, what it does, and why everything must change.

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