In the work I do with The People's Institute, Andrea, we define race historically.  We say that race is a specious (looking true but actually false) classification of human beings created by Europeans and white Americans in the 16th-18th centuries, that uses the notion of "white" as the model of humanity, in order to establish and maintain power.  Racism is the ideology, or belief system, based on race.
  This isn't the way race is used in every day speech, but it does help us understand how we've all been played.
  Margery

Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote:
  OK, many have tossed the word RACE around. Everyone abhors RACISM. 
Now--can we please define RACE? Please? Otherwise, I do feel that 
this conversation will dissolve like fog under the sun, snow under road 
salt, or whatever metaphor is appropriate.

Andrea

On Feb 22, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Dr. Kathleen P. King wrote:


> Daniel-

> Wonderful articulation fo the complexity of these issues

> Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights with us

>

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> has been involved in.

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