Blinded by the Whites Why Race Still Matters in 21st-Century America /
David H. Ikard.
- Indiana University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
- Blacks in the Diaspora .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans now live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of black prisoners, and disparities in health and access to healthcare suggest there is more to the story. David H. Ikard addresses these issues in an effort to give voice to the challenges faced by most African Americans and to make legible the shifting discourse of white supremacist ideology-including post-racialism and colorblind politics-that frustrates blac
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Racism--United States. Minorities--Social conditions.--United States