Is racism baked into the soul of America so deep that it can never be overcome? Does class actually matter? Presumesuming racism has taken on a life of its own Afro Pessimism persists that Blacks will be eternally oppressed by whites. Is the rise of Afro-pessimism being used as a tool to work against social democracy? Is AP even a leftist ideology? We’ll ask these questions and more.

 

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