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The Race Card

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Understanding Racial Perceptions

November 21, 2008 • Some say America is finally entering a post-racial age, one in which people of all races have equal opportunities. But scientific studies show racial prejudices persist. So how is race perception made manifest in our conscious and subconscious minds?

Understanding Racial Perceptions

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Excerpt: 'The Race Card'

August 25, 2008 • Are rampant claims of discrimination clouding our discussions of social problems and race? Law Professor Richard Thompson Ford examines abuses of the so-called "race card" while looking at wider problems of institutional racism.