Racism Not Race

The science on race is clear. Common categories like “Black,” “white,” and “Asian” do not represent genetic differences among groups. But if race is a pernicious fiction according to natural science, it is all too significant in the day-to-day lives of racialized people across the globe. Inequities in health, wealth, and an array of other life outcomes cannot be explained without referring to “race”―but their true source is racism. What do we need to know about the pseudoscience of race in order to fight racism and fulfill human potential?

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