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Dueling Anti-Racisms: Two Views on Promoting Racial Justice in Twenty-First Century America

Dueling Anti-Racisms: Two Views on Promoting Racial Justice in Twenty-First Century America

September 22, 2020 | by Ben Peterson

The pitfall of standard anti-racism is its simplistic attribution of all such disparities to systemic racism or racist policy. Simplistic analysis suggests simplistic solutions, some of which may be detrimental to black people. Heterodox thinkers challenge simple diagnoses and solutions, steering us toward constructive endeavor to achieve genuine progress.

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