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Ignorance About Race Issues

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Jennifer, you put a great post together this week. I have to agree with you about that we should not be ignorant about race issues in our society, but has it gotten better? If so, better than when? Better than 40 years ago or 15 years ago when Rodney King was beaten badly on the streets of Los Angeles? So can we say that we have not had any racial improvement at least in the past 15 years? If so, what will guarantee that we will have improvement in the next 15 years? Will be have another episode in a few years, if not in a few

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