Race and Identity

Historian Robin Kelley stated, “Race was never just a matter of how you look, it’s about how people assign meaning to how you look.” With that in mind:

  1. After viewing the video clip, Social Implications of Race, what do you think is meant by the term racial smog?
  2. How do racial categories shape our identities and social status?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

 

 

 

 

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Race was never just a matter of how you look, it’s about how people assign meaning to how you look. As many scholars would say, race is a social historical concept. In today’s world we are apparently defined by the color of our skin and this has created racial smog in the society. Racial smog, just like smog itself refers to that status of racism that our society has become.  Right from …

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