Debate Between Coleman Hughes & Jamelle Bouie On “Does Color-Blindness Perpetuate Racism?”
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The organization’s tagline is “ideas worth spreading.” but they attempted to suppress Coleman Highes’ discussion on the topic of “A Case for Color Blindness“, in the video published on September 28, 2023, by Coleman Hughes, as “Why Is TED Scared of Color Blindness?“, below:
Today’s episode is a recording of a debate that occurred a few weeks ago between me and Jamelle Bouie, who is a columnist for the New York Times. This debate was hosted by TED as well as Open to Debate, formerly known as Intelligence Squared. The motion was, “Does Color-Blindness Perpetuate Racism?” Jamelle took the affirmative and I took the negative, in the video published on Aug 12, 2023, by Coleman Highes, as ““Does Color-Blindness Perpetuate Racism?” A Debate w/Jamelle Bouie“, below:
When you think about the world’s most intractable problems, racial inequality is among the most challenging. Societies have grappled not just with how to treat community members equitably in public spaces, but how to judge individuals based on qualities that extend beyond race in personal interactions. For many decades, some have pointed to “color blindness,” or treating people without regard to race or ethnicity, as the best way to promote equal opportunity. But, there are many who believe the approach downplays racial bias and silently maintains discrimination, in the video published by Open to Debate, as “Does Color Blindness Perpetuate Racism?@TED Partnership“, below:
Racial inequality provokes passionate opinions and varied ideas of how to build a fair, equitable society. One topic that’s been contentiously debated for generations is color blindness: the concept that we should look beyond race when thinking about equity. In this talk, writer and podcast host Coleman Hughes makes a case in favor of the idea, sharing why he thinks the key to reducing inequality and easing racial tensions is replacing race-based policies with class-based ones, in the video published on Aug 9, 2023, by TED, as “A Case for Color Blindness|Coleman Hughes| TED“, below:
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