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Can race be transcended?

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Race Is the Most Important Thing About Us

I would much rather live in a world where our race was the least interesting, least notable thing about us. I just don't know that we'll ever get there and maybe I end up somewhere between the pessimism of someone like a Tanahase coach and some of what I would call some optimism in your work. In any case, it is a distinction that is imposed on us and more importantly, it's a distinction that has produced real concrete inequalities. Or I'm not sure if we can let go of those distinctions until we've addressed those inequalities.

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