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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Dr. Touré Reed (Son of Adolph Reed Jr.) to discuss his book “Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism” In the Backroom on Patreon, Touré and I discuss the question of Reparations and misconceptions surrounding black politics. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Preview 

03:59 Toure Reed on Adolph Reed

06:02 Race Reductionism 

25:20 The New Deal & Black Americans

39:22 Bernie Sanders and “the Black Vote”

50:36 Shift from Class to Cultural Explanations of Inequality: The Moynihan report

58:02 Ethnic Pluralism and Culture of Poverty

01:01:19 Intersectionality and Class Politics

01:07:48 The Problem with Anti-Racism

01:35:59 Transition to The Backroom

Check out Touré Reed’s Book: reed-toure

Check out Touré Reed’s talks on Jacobin: https://youtu.be/JgLk3k7PCzc?si=9uEEztcrRU2Xt5-D

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Outro Music by Karl Casey

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