Race and racism are important issues in society but are often overlooked, why address them?
Problems never get solved by ignoring them; great social change is never the product of complacency. By bringing the issues that come along with race to the forefront, we are providing an opportunity for people to better understand not only the history and sociology of race, but each other. I truly believe that it is that understanding that is fundamental to human progress in terms of race relations.
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Indeed race is largely a social construct. The visual differences we see are simply phenotypical expressions of minute biological difference–infinitesimally small differences.
PBS has a good video I’ve used for teaching called Race: The Power of Illusion. It’s a 3 part series that came out in 2003. There’s also a companion website: http://www.pbs.org/race/001_WhatIsRace/001_00-home.htm.
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Cool! I will check it out. I would love to see this exhibit It looks like it is still touring. I hope it comes to DFW.
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