Getting White People to Talk About Racism
The New Yorker Radio Hour 
About this episode
<p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tag/george-floyd"><span>George Floyd</span></a><span>’s killing has prompted a national outcry and a wide reassessment of the ways in which racist systems are intrinsic to America. The anti-racism trainer Suzanne Plihcik argues that<span> </span></span><span>racism occurs even in the absence of people who seem like racists: “We are set up for it to happen,” she tells Dorothy Wickenden, and changing those systems will require sustained white action. Plus, the political reporter<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/eric-lach"><span>Eric Lach</span></a><span><span> </span>follows a congressional Democratic primary race to learn how<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tag/coronavirus"><span>the coronavirus pandemic</span></a><span><span> </span>has changed modern campaigning.</span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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