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The problem with racial color blindness

It's very common to hear people posit that they "don't see color" or that we shouldn't when it comes to race. Social psychologist, Phillip Mazzocco unpacks research revealing that notions of racial "color blindness" actually do more harm than good.

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It's very common to hear people posit that they "don't see color" or that we shouldn't when it comes to race. Social psychologist, Phillip Mazzocco unpacks research revealing that notions of racial "color blindness" actually do more harm than good.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMansfield, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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