So long as procreation stems from parents of the same race, appearance and lineage are typically congruent. Interracial unions give rise to added complexity. Interracial amalgamation will produce some individuals whose features diverge from those commonly ascribed to the races… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Although skin color is undoubtedly the most salient signal of racial identity in America, other actual or imagined bodily features have also been seen… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
What people should do is explain to their friends, to their neighbors how they feel when they confront the word n - - and… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Go back and take a look at what some black writers were saying in the 1820s, the 1830s. They make mention of how some white people would tell their children, if you don't behave, we're going to put you in the n - - seat. If you don't behave, we are going to make you sit with the n -… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share
In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Language of the Gun shows why Bernard Harcourt has earned a reputation as one of our most provocative and informative analysts of the administration of criminal justice. Thoroughly interdisciplinary, he brings to bear on his subject a remarkably wide range of sources. Most striking are his probing interviews with at-risk youths which provide a fascinating and rare glimpse into how… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share
If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone who… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
We know that we're not supposed to be racially biased, and we don't want to think of ourselves as racially biased, so we tell… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think that many black people thought this would be a wonderful and extraordinary thing, for a black family to occupy the White House.… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Many people believe that determining who is 'black' is rather easy, a task simplified by the administration of the one-drop rule. Under the one-drop… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
There are some people who make a big distinction between n - a, which they say is OK, and n - - . Now,… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
Segregation, in a sense, helped create and maintain black solidarity. — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
