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One of the most popular liberal post-racial ideas is the idea that the fundamental problem is class and not race, and clearly this study explodes that idea,” said Ibram Kendi, a professor and director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. “But for whatever reason, we’re unwilling to stare racism in the face.
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See, this is one of those statements that show how difficult it is to discuss social issues. In the media and social environments I travel in, stories and anxiety about racism outnumber stories and anxiety about poverty by at least 5:1. I honestly struggle to think of ways we could move racism higher on the public agenda. Mandate that the CBC must devote six hours a day, instead of only three, to the issue?