There is just so much to discuss. A couple of things come to mind - the first is what Ziba mentions - how might we discontinue the use of race categories, while understanding the way racism plays into outcomes. The other is the intersectionality of race and gender and how it continues to play out with sexual abuse cases. It’s by design of course. Perhaps there’s not much to actually discuss in the latter.
The beginning of this fascinating chapter suggests that racial categories have outlived their purpose. But without them we would not be able to document or oppose ongoing racial disparities. We need that data to prove discrimination in housing, lending, employment, healthcare, education and so on.
Two of Ms. Robert's ideas that I'd like to talk more about are 1) racial box checking (or refusal to do so), and 2) her focus in particular at the role Black women played as white male lawmakers wrote into law America's racial caste system.
There is just so much to discuss. A couple of things come to mind - the first is what Ziba mentions - how might we discontinue the use of race categories, while understanding the way racism plays into outcomes. The other is the intersectionality of race and gender and how it continues to play out with sexual abuse cases. It’s by design of course. Perhaps there’s not much to actually discuss in the latter.
The beginning of this fascinating chapter suggests that racial categories have outlived their purpose. But without them we would not be able to document or oppose ongoing racial disparities. We need that data to prove discrimination in housing, lending, employment, healthcare, education and so on.
Two of Ms. Robert's ideas that I'd like to talk more about are 1) racial box checking (or refusal to do so), and 2) her focus in particular at the role Black women played as white male lawmakers wrote into law America's racial caste system.