There was no racial reckoning
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We've heard a lot about a "racial reckoning" since the George Floyd protests last summer. But the phrase has become a rhetorical decoy, a way to avoid facing the deepest problems about race in America.
I keep seeing that phrase pop up in news stories. I hear politicians and CEOs use the term as if there's no doubt it's true. I even put the phrase in one of my own headlines without ever asking myself what a racial reckoning meant. It's hard to avoid using that phrase, because it reflects a consensus. A year after the death of George Floyd, many Americans routinely describe the protests that followed last summer as a singular, racially transformative moment.More Related News
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