From the story:  "white America, however well meaning, is astonishingly oblivious to pervasive inequity."

in·eq·ui·ty.

NOUN

1.lack of fairness or justice: 

"policies aimed at redressing racial inequity" · 

synonyms: unfairness · injustice · unjustness · discrimination 

in·iq·ui·ty.

NOUN

1.immoral or grossly unfair behavior: 

"a den of iniquity" · 

synonyms: wickedness · sinfulness · immorality · impropriety · vice ·