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1:10 Which race-conscious programs stay and which go?
11:05 Ground News ad
12:42 Glenn: I’m afraid some African Americans might get left behind
19:25 More programs won’t address the problems of “the underclass”
27:49 John: Maybe this is the best it can be
31:22 The great benefits of HBCUs
35:35 ACTA ad
37:48 Ibram X. Kendi decamps for Howard
44:49 Studying the African diaspora
51:35 The passing of Belle da Costa Greene
1:02:29 Is colorism within the black community still an issue?
Recorded February 2, 2025
Links and Readings
Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism
Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to Be an Antiracist
John’s NYT column, “Black and White Weren’t Always as Black-and-White as They Seem”
Hilton Als’s New Yorker piece, “The Hidden Story of J.P. Morgan’s Library”
Stephen and Abigail Thernstrom’s America in Black and White: One Nation Indivisible
Karen and Barbara Fields’s book, Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life
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