But given that racial domination is built into the structure of power, these efforts always fall short. Black people have sought to redress structural racism through institutionalized channels since the founding of the United States. Police kill with impunity.Īdditionally, repression of anti-racist activism is racist.

It is not just that Black people are at higher risk of being killed by police, or that a greater proportion are killed unarmed. When Officer Chauvin of Minneapolis killed George Floyd, he was materially reinforcing that police can put a Black person to death in response to the accusation of a $20 crime. The use of coercive force by officers of the state establishes practical precedents. It was the manifestation of customary policing of Black people under the New Jim Crow. This was not a tragic exception to the rule. Accustomed to devaluing Black life, the officers on hand – even the Black officer – acted as if it didn’t matter. For more than eight minutes Chauvin willfully disregarded repeated protestations from passersby, callously pressing the life out of George Floyd in open daylight. The behavior of the other officers at the scene during the murder reveals structural racism. This type of racism cannot be reduced to the attitude of “ bad cops,” as Biden has suggested. Chauvin perpetuated structural racism, racially differentiated patterns of behavior which systematically reduce the life chances of people of color. If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this.

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Black Against Empire by Joshua Bloom