Jaelyn Kennedy Let me first give you the definition of racism. Racism is prejudice, discrimination or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. Why did I give you that definition, you may ask? To have a conversation about race in America and America’s progress when it comes to race, we must have a clear understanding of the racism that is very fluent and prevalent in America. When we look at America’s history, the progress we see when it comes down to race since the last Civil Rights Movement is slim to none. Let’s talk about why. We can take moments from 2020 and even the first week of 2021 and compare those to the same actions that were taking place in the 1950s. The reasons for both historic moments are pretty similar, so if America has changed so much in a “positive” way, why are we marching for such similar reasons 70 years later?