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John McWhorter (Columbia University, Lexicon Valley, The Atlantic) and Richard Thompson Ford (Stanford Law School, Racial Culture, The Race Card)
- Did desegregation hurt the school performance of black kids? . 00:42
- How “acting white” is a middle-class phenomenon . 05:26
- John and Rich remember their Urkel days . 09:42
- Maybe segregated schools are better . 14:37
- Even white kids think whiteness is corny–but they still hit the books . 19:28
- Did George W. Bush do right by black kids? . 29:53
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Recorded:Jul 16
Posted:Jul 18, 2010
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Communitas | Jul 18, 2010 | John McWhorter & Richard Thompson Ford
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