Essay: The myth of post-racial America - WHYY.
If you take a look at the way society has formed itself today compared to hundreds of years ago, you would say we do live in a post-racial society. The 15th Amendment was passed after the Civil War and it guaranteed blacks the right to vote. If this Amendment was not passed the way we live today wouldn’t be the way it is right now.
Postcolonialism By definition, postcolonialism is a period of time after colonialism, and postcolonial literature is typically characterized by its opposition to the colonial.
One Year Later and the Myth of a Post-Racial Society The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Dawson, Michael C., and Lawrence D. Bobo. 2009. One year later and the myth of a post-racial society. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 6(2): 247.
The Myth of a Post-racial America. By Christopher Metzler. Does the single act of electing President Obama thrust America from a “racial America” to a “post-racial America”? There are at least three reasons why this is a problematic conclusion.
A Post-Racial Society or a Diversity Paradox? Jennifer Lee, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine, examines issues at the intersection of immigration and race and ethnicity. A member of the Cultural Contact and Immigration working group, Lee is also the co-author, with Frank Bean, of The Diversity Paradox, published by the Russell Sage Foundation in 2010.
Racism and Racial Discrimination. Judging somebody essentially by color of their skin is considered racial profiling. Racial profiling is a longstanding and profoundly alarming national issue in spite of claims that the United States has entered a post-racial era. It is illegal, yet continues to occur, especially in the Law Enforcement.
It is an address that has housed men with racial animus before: from Richard Nixon's taped slurs, to Woodrow Wilson's endorsement of the racist American film Birth of a Nation, to James Polk.