It's Not Just Black & White: New Study Questions If Biology Determines Racial Identity

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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2018 · News & Politics

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Conversations about race in the age of Trump have become more frequent and more contentious. But race, according to a recent study, is about more than skin color. It's not just a Black and white issue. Does biology determine your racial identity or your race?

Alvin Tillery, Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University in Chicago joined Roland Martin on #RolandMartinUnfiltered to discuss the findings of his report.

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