Episode of NPR’s On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti explored the differences between equity and equality in America a conversation that was sparked in part by President Joe Biden’s signing of an Executive Order titled “On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” back in January 2021.While equity has been discussed and while strides toward it have been made in the past the Biden Administration has made sure to mention the term quite a bit leaving many Americans to wonder more deeply.
About the nature of equality vs. equity. Soon after that Executive Order was signed Belize WhatsApp Number Vice President Kamala Harris aimed to further clarify the differences between equality and equity — terms that cannot be used interchangeably but in practice should happen side-by-side one another.“Yes we want everyone to get an equal amount — that sounds right. But not everyone starts out from the same place. Some people start out on first base. Some people start out on third base” Vice President Harris explained. “And if the goal is truly about equality it has to be.
A about a goal of saying everybody should end up in the same place and since we didn’t start in the same place some folks might need more — equitable distribution.”Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd. Photo Courtesy Chip SomodevillaGetty ImagesChakrabarti delved further into Vice President Harris’ explanation with On Point guest Robert Patterson a professor of African American Studies at Georgetown University. Professor Patterson notes that it’s difficult to discuss equity without first bringing up equality — and its shortcomings.“[Equality] doesn’t
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