Why is assimilationnavailable to most Black or Indigenous people of color (BIPOC) inthe United States? Because it is still legal for schools and other public facilities and services to discrimnate on the basis of race. Because the norms and values of whites in the United States are too different from those of Black or Indigenous communities. Because they cannot shed the physical features that are used to racialize them and bar them from the privileges of whiteness. Because of the "one drop" rule, which still determines who can be considered white and who cannot.

Why is assimilationnavailable to most Black or Indigenous people of color (BIPOC) inthe United States? Because it is still legal for schools and other public facilities and services to discrimnate on the basis of race. Because the norms and values of whites in the United States are too different from those of Black or Indigenous communities. Because they cannot shed the physical features that are used to racialize them and bar them from the privileges of whiteness. Because of the "one drop" rule, which still determines who can be considered white and who cannot.