99. Sixty Years of IDERD: How Racism Has Learned to Perform Progress
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This episode reflects on the 60th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, examining the evolution of racism and the concept of performed progress.
60 years ago, the United Nations proclaimed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) in response to the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960, when 69 people were killed at a peaceful protest against apartheid's pass laws in South Africa. This episode marks that anniversary by retracing our steps to see if we've experienced the kind of change that moves us forward. Racism has evolved from overt to systemic, from explicit to performed. And performed progress is one of ...
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