The Ethics of Black Identity (Glenn Loury, Reihan Salam, Kmele Foster, Shelby Steele & Robert Woodson)

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What does “black identity” mean? ... Why Bob left the Civil Rights Movement ... Shelby: Our problem today is freedom, not racism ... Glenn: We can’t afford to give up on black collective goals ... Why Shelby wouldn’t sign a letter of support for Clarence Thomas ... Would freeing ourselves from race mean sacrificing collective action? ... The tactical efficacy of racial identification ... The struggle for human freedom ... Can we take pride in group achievements past? ... Kmele: We have a too-narrow sense of diversity ... Glenn: “The future is assimilation” ... Concluding statements ...