I am familiar with the term “racial equality”, but a lot of current agendas state that the objective is “racial equity”, and equality seems to have left the conversation. Are they the same thing?
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Racial equality refers to the idea that everyone has the same opportunities, be it education, career, or family life, regardless of where they live or the color of their skin. One idea that could help achieve this is “school choice.” The idea is that even if you live in a specific area, you can choose to go to a school in a different local district if you believe it will provide better opportunities.
Racial EQUITY is the idea that the everyone has an equal OUTCOME, regardless of career, education, location, or business practice. Recently, there was a bill put forth to assist “minority-owned” businesses, an not “non-minority-owned” businesses. These words are euphemisms for white-owned or not white-owned. [this](https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2021/01/05/heres-what-the-new-round-of-ppp-loans-means-for-black-owned-businesses/?sh=2e0438e546ee) article lays out what the assistance looks like. They frame it like black owned businesses are doing worse than white owned, but to me, that doesn’t make any sense.
At any rate, I hope I’ve sufficiently answered your question.
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