#structural-racism

#structural-racism

Across cities and towns in the U.S., shelter is increasingly out of reach ( Harvard, 2025). The nation is currently short at least two million homes ( deRitis et al., 2025), and many individuals with roofs over their heads are at risk of becoming unhoused; half of renters nationwide are cost-burdened by rent, and a quarter spend at least 50 percent of their income on rent. These numbers are even higher for racially marginalized households ( U.S. Census Bureau, 2024).

There is a certain degree of body horror baked into American football that becomes readily apparent whenever players sustain gruesome, career-ending injuries on camera. For some, football's overt violence is part of its appeal, and players are seen as people who have chosen to risk their safety in pursuit of fame and glory. Over the years, the public has become much more aware of football's potential to leave players' bodies and minds irreparably damaged.

"This contributes to structural racism," she said. "That's not the aim, I understand that, but that's what it's doing."

Thousands of protesters in Oldenburg, Germany, expressed their anger and called for justice following the police shooting of a Black man, Lorenz A., igniting nationwide outrage.