I'm a 'Boomer'. The generation of which I am a member ended Jim Crow. As part of that, the political rights of Americans of (more recent) African heritage were recognized. (According to the scientists, if we look back far enough all humans are of African origin.)
I hope your generation will take up the project of extending the principle of democracy to the economy, via a "democratically distributed income." Among other good things, doing that would absolutely, positively eliminate unemployment and poverty for all citizens and increase sustainability. (Any nation could adopt that paradigm.)
"For Crying Out Loud, ACCEPT That A SOLUTION Actually EXISTS" (a "3 min read"--including options for further reading--here in Medium). [Now, if I could only figure out how to create links in this new Response platform...]