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Former American Idol Producer s New Initiative Aims to Raise Awareness of Everyday Racism
On 12/17/20 at 12:07 PM EST
Theirs are just three of the names that became ingrained in America s plight for racial justice in 2020. But for every name chanted by protesters fighting for an end to systemic racism, there are countless others whose day-to-day experiences with racism are overlooked.
That may be the reality of race in the U.S. now. But Ron DeShay, a former American Idol producer and the current CEO, president and founder of World of Dreams Entertainment Group, believes there s a way to change course. One way forward is to help Americans of all backgrounds understand that racism doesn t only exist in the incidents that gain widespread media attention, but that it can pop up at any time and in any place, a direct result of racism s systemic roots in the United States.