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Is it possible to have a racially color-blind society and is this desirable?

 

This Saturday August 30th 8-9 PM on It’s A Question Of Balance with Ruth Copland we consider ‘Is it possible to have a racially color-blind society and is this desirable?’ Proponents of “color-blind” practices believe that treating people equally leads to a more equal society and that race privilege no longer exercises the power it did in the past, obviating policies such as affirmative action. As Chief Justice John Roberts put it “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race, is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Opponents of “color-blind” practices believe that racism and white privilege remain defining features of American society and that “color-blindness” simply allows whites to ignore the disadvantages of the non-white population. How do we move towards racial equality without ignoring the realities of disadvantages created through prejudice? Is it possible to reach a place where we recognize we are all different but equal? What do you think? Join us on Saturday 8-9 PM! For more info on the show and to hear past shows visit www.itsaquestionofbalance.com

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