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1/ Not that @jbouie needs me to pump up his work, but I will anyway. This essay is excellent for scholars who do work in U.S. Black populations but are not explicitly trained in the theory and history of racial stratification...
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2/ A lot of people have learned that race is "socially constructed." But what does that mean? This article explores that question at a macro level (get ready for a quick historical tour) and at a meso/micro level in the person and story of Kamala Harris.
3/ An aside: earlier this week, I walked past one of my neighbors, a 60-something Black American women, sitting out on a swing. She was wearing a distinctively pink and green t-shirt. I told her "Congratulations!" That was it. That's what I said. We smiled. @akasorority1908
