Background reading for "Race -
Background reading for "Race - The Power of an Illusion"
Law, immigration, housing, the wealth gap, census, racial classification and more.
| Topic | Name | Description |
| census, racial classification | What Does the Census Tell Us about Race? | ESSAY BY JEAN CHENG - a brief overview of how our racial categories have changed over time, both reflecting and shaping our political and social priorities. |
| white advantage, wealth, housing | A Long History of Racial Preference - for Whites | ESSAY BY LARRY ADELMAN - how has race affected whites? A look at how institutions and public policies have benefited whites at the expense of other groups. |
| wealth, housing, white advantage | Interview with Dalton Conley, sociologist | EDITED TRANSCRIPT - what is the relationship between housing and wealth? Why does wealth matter and what does this have to do with race? |
| white advantage, stereotyping, race relations, psychology | Interview with Beverly Daniel Tatum, psychologist | EDITED TRANSCRIPT - does everyone experience race the same way? how do our cultural experiences shape our perceptions of other people? how do we unknowingly recreate racism? |
| wealth, housing, white advantage | Interview with Melvin Oliver, sociologist | EDITED TRANSCRIPT - does everyone have the same opportunities to get ahead? why did the wealth gap between blacks and whites come from, and what should we do about it? |
| white advantage, wealth, housing, segregation, colorblind, public policy, law | Interview with john a. powell, legal scholar | EDITED TRANSCRIPT - how is race socially constructed? why can't we get rid of the concept? how do whites benefit without having to do anything? what can we do about residential segregation and inequality? |
| white advantage, race relations, colorblind, affirmative action | Interview with Nancy DiTomaso, sociologist | EDITED TRANSCRIPT - how do whites feel about race, affirmative action and racial inequality? To find out, Nancy DiTomaso interviewed white people throughout the United States. |
| housing, public policy, segregation, racism | What We Need To Do About The 'Burbs PLEASE NOTE: this link will open a new window with content from outside the RACE web site. Close the browser window to return to this site. | Why is attacking suburban sprawl crucial to anti-racist work? In his interview with Colorlines' Executive Editor Bob Wing, john a. powell discusses regionalism, segregation, concentrated poverty and urban strategies. |
| racial classification, colorblind, racism | Racial Privacy Initiative: An invitation to racial discrimination PLEASE NOTE: this link will open a new window with content from outside the RACE web site. Close the browser window to return to this site.> | Andy Barlow and Troy Duster reveal why the racial privacy initiative encourages racial discrimination by making it impossible to monitor and enforce non-discrimination laws. |
| white advantage, affirmative action | Whites Swim in Racial Preference PLEASE NOTE: this link will open a new window with content from outside the RACE web site. Close the browser window to return to this site. | Tim Wise recounts a long history of racial preferences for whites as he examines the controversy surrounding the University of Michigan's affirmative action program. |
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