Racism and Inequality: A look into modern history and beyond

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Racism — a word so divisive yet familiar, has plagued almost every channel of news media in the last few days in the wake of Georg Floyd's death. Thousands of protestors and demonstrators took to the streets across cities in the U.S. and around the world to stand in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter. While the 21st century is supposed to be the most progressive era in human history…