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Minimizing Race Reinforces White Privilege

The bogus claim that America is a post-racial society is fueled not only by conservatives, but liberals and progressives as well.  (Note: A post-racial America was one of Barack Obama’s campaign themes.)  This hybrid collective is made up of ideological opponents, i.e., extreme right wing   conservatives, ambivalent liberals and so-called progressives.  Unfortunately, many Blacks also embrace the post-racial rhetoric, albeit for vastly different reasons. White leadership downplays the primacy of race, but maintains race-based power under the mythical guise of America as a melting pot. And for many Blacks, minimizing race is part of a long- misguided attempt to assimilate