You can call it institutionalized racism or institutionalized inequality, but what I say is that any system that operates to maintain inequality is a corrupt system and must be addressed. Robert D Bullard More Quotes by Robert D Bullard More Quotes From Robert D Bullard There is no level playing field. Any time our society says that a powerful chemical company has the same right as a low income family that's living next door, that playing field is not level, is not fair. Robert D Bullard powerfultimedoors An environmental revolution is taking shape in the United States. This revolution has touched communities of color from New York to California and from Florida to Alaska - anywhere where African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans live and comprise a majority of the population. Collectively, these Americans represent the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States. They are also the groups most at risk from environmental problems. Robert D Bullard alaskanew-yorknative-american Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of color and their constituents reflects their life experiences of social, economic, and political disenfranchisement. Robert D Bullard focuscolorracism At the heart of the problem is the fact that the United States is a racially divided nation where extreme racial inequalities continue to persist. Robert D Bullard racismheartfacts There is a difference between a job and the promise of jobs, there is a difference between economic development and the promise of economic development. Robert D Bullard differencesjobspromise When you start peeling the onion and uncovering layers and layers of inequity that have been subsidized by government, it makes a lot of people uncomfortable. Robert D Bullard onionsgovernmentpeople
