Guide Note: Institutional Racism refers to institutional discrimination based on race on the behalf of institutions such as universities, corporations and other public entities that have systems, policies or practices in place that put those from specific ethnic or racial groups at a disadvantage.
Fast Facts:
- First said by Stokely Carmichael, honorary prime minister of the Black Panther Party
- Also known as "structural racism" or "systemic racism"
- Affirmative action is a much debated response to institutional racism in higher education