'A system that protects me but might not protect my daughter—or any other man, woman or child in our country based on skin color—is intolerable.'
Jolie explained,"We need to progress beyond sympathy and good intentions to laws and policies that actually address structural racism and impunity."about the devastating affect the coronavirus pandemic has had around the world, especially impacting refugees who"have been driven from their homes and countries by bombs, rape and violent persecution in all its forms, long before this virus.
The actress also discussed her own family and the importance of realizing her own white privilege when raising a Black daughter and children of color. Explaining the changes she is helping fight for, Jolie said,"A system that protects me but might not protect my daughter—or any other man, woman or child in our country based on skin color—is intolerable. We need to progress beyond sympathy and good intentions to laws and policies that actually address structural racism and impunity.
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