The Story of Racial Equity in Dallas, Texas

The word equity is often referenced when discussing government policies, but what is equity? Equity means that each person has the resources and services necessary to thrive in each person’s own unique identities, circumstances, and histories. Equity focuses on eliminating disparities while improving outcomes for all. Racial equity is a situation that is achieved when people are thriving and neither race nor ethnicity statistically dictates, determines, or predicts one's social outcome or ability to thrive. What is the difference between equality and equity?