It all comes at a time when you might have thought racial bullshit was starting to die down in the country and now it is really picking back up.
No one should think that. Racism is very much still here, as shown by many psychological studies that are going on. One that comes to the top of my head, researchers sent in job applications to multiple businesses. 1/4 of the applicants were black, good with social skills but not good with computers. 1/4 were black, not good with social skills but good with computers. 1/4 were white, good with social skills, but not good with computers. 1/4 were white, not good with social skills, but good with computers.
Significantly more of the white people were called back for a job interview. When given a reason as to why the black people weren't called back, the company would say "we value social skills more than computer skills" if they were good with computers, or "we value computer skills more than social skills" if they were good with social skills.
Don't tell me racism isn't blatant in America. This is one of many, many studies.