About It’s Never Been a Level Playing Field: Overcoming 8 Racial Myths to Even the Field
In It’s Never Been a Level Playing Field, the author embarks on a journey to dissect and challenge the deeply ingrained myths that continue to perpetuate racial inequality in America. Each chapter delves into a specific myth, from the fallacy of equal opportunity to the enduring inequalities in housing, education, and justice systems.
In this book, you will:
– Uncover the pervasive influence of White-oriented systems and beliefs that have shaped American society for centuries.
– Understand the historical structures, both legal and cultural, that have upheld White advantage and supremacy.
– Dispel the illusion of a level playing field and expose systemic biases that disadvantage African Americans in housing, education, and justice systems.
Learn how these myths intersect and perpetuate racial inequity and injustice in modern America.
Discover a roadmap for systemic change and transformative policies to build a more equitable future.
It’s Never Been a Level Playing Field is a call to action for all Americans to understand race issues in America and contribute to the fight for equality. Read this book and join the movement toward a more just and inclusive America.
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Author Bio:
Steve Brigham is a leader in the public engagement field who, for the past 24 years, has known great success as a facilitator, consultant, and designer of complex public meetings and community-building processes on critical public policy issues.
He has facilitated numerous national and international forums.
Since 2010, his bread-and-butter consulting has focused primarily on local and metro D.C. issues, such as land use policy, affordable housing, transportation, support for BIPOC business owners in jeopardy of displacement, economic development, and public school redistricting.
In the past decade, Steve’s work and volunteer time have increasingly tackled racial equity and equitable development issues.
Steve is the proud father of two bi-racial children and lives in Prince George's County, MD.