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Jan 29, 2024 24 min

Race?? What is even its purpose?

from Stirring Up Shift Hosted by Mickella Hardy

Have you ever wondered what was meant when someone said that race is a social construct? What does this phrase mean? How does it impact me? Where does it come from? These are all questions I hoped to answer in this week’s episode as we continue to navigate and make sense of today’s world and political climate. Resources The Origin of Race in the USA (Video) 220 Years of census data proves race is a social construct | Vox Race and Racial Identity | Smithsonian Abandon “Race.” Focus on Racism | Frontiers in Public Health Race is a Social Construct, Scientists Argue | Scientific American The Myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes (Video) Race as a Social Construct — An Explanation (Video)

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