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America, the country heralded as a land of equal opportunity for all… assuming you aren’t born as a black male.

There is no crueler fate than to be promised equality only to be fed hate

In the year of 1619, the largest oppressive legal structure known as slavery took hold of America and African slaves were the unfortunate recipients. 400 years despite slavery being abolished African Americans find them in a new form of chains in modern America. The issue faced by the African American community is far more subtle in nature; it is disguised and hides under a veil of false promises and declarations. Institutional racism is what is now the true enemy of the African American community and the issue stems from the corruption and prejudice found within the American legal system, the workforce and education system.