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The hosts conclude their look at Bob Woodson's theories, focusing on "grievance-oriented middle-class privileged elites" who prey on white guilt to enrich themselves. Moe emphasizes that the "pawns" in the street are often sincere in their beliefs but are being used as cover for criminal or political organizations.
The hosts argue that Michael Bloomberg represents "institutional racism" due to his ties to Wall Street and his defense of redlining and stop-and-frisk. They posit that redlining keeps minorities in specific zones while stop-and-frisk provides the militarized policing of those same zones, creating a converged system of control.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, effectively ending the Jim Crow era. However, the hosts argue this led to a form of institutional racism where black schools were allowed to deteriorate as long as a select few students could access white schools. They observe that the issue eventually shifted from a purely racial divide to one based on economic class.
Matthew Knowles recounts his experience at Fisk University in 1972, where the school still utilized the "brown paper bag test" for admissions. Photos were compared against a bag to ensure students were not too dark, unless they were athletes or from exceptionally wealthy families. The hosts characterize this as a clear example of institutional racism occurring within black institutions.
