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Race and Racial Segregation

What is Race? Is it skin color? Ethnicity? Religion? And why do some white people not consider themselves to have a race? On The Point, we talk with Jill Gordon, a professor philosophy at Colby College. Later in the hour, Richard Rothstein argues racial segregation in America is the by product of implicit government policy. His new book is titled The Color of Law

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A discussion with Richard Rothstein

Here's a link to Jill Gordon’s talk Thursday August 10th at 7pm at the Falmouth Public Library

Here's a website with information about research into bias, where you cantake a test of your implicit bias

 

 

 

 

Mindy Todd is the host and producer of The Point on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 40 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI.