The Difference Between Historical American Racism and Contemporary Disparities

LZ Granderson: It's not the fault of blacks that they lag behind. LZ: But what is to be done about the fact that they slash we lag behind might be very, very different from an anti-racism crusade? LZ: And I chafed a little bit at the claim that, well, because Omar makes you sad, Omar makes me mad. He says he doesn't want to make Omar responsible for what happens in his life. Gershwin: You had your list of things. Okay. So this distinction between historical fact of racism and contemporary disparities is what you want to call attention to. We're seeing simply a straightforward presentation of good old