I think I have a good understanding of why Hillary lost, but what I still don't get

[Garrett78]

12. For starters, we won't ever eliminate it.

There are people and organizations doing good work in this area, though. I'm part of a Racial Justice Organizing Committee where I live. As an organization, we go to person of color organizations and take direction from those organizations as to what they need done. It might be as simple as data entry or moving office furniture. It might be attending a rally, helping to promote legislation or campaigning for a particular candidate. We also have a study committee and invite people from the community. We study oppression theory, institutionalized racism and how to address those things.

Reverend Barber, the North Carolina NAACP President, is probably on the right track (and I say that as an atheist for whom religion does not inform my viewpoint).