Ep. 4: Race/ism as a Political Weapon
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#RaceClass Ep. 4 | Race/ism as a Political Weapon Race is a social construct. This means humans created race. But why? In #RaceClass Ep. 4, we outline how economic and political elites have long employed race/ism as a potent political tool to: (1) DIVIDE (multiracial coalitions); (2) DISTRACT (us from the systems that produce our shared precarity) and (3) DEFEND (an America defined by enduring inequality). With references to Heather Mcghee & Ian Haney-Lopez, and shout outs to Kathryn Joyce & Jennifer Berkshire. PLUS a mini-lesson on the “social construction” of race. What else is a social construct? Hammers, international boundaries, and money
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