What Is The Role Of Race In Our Society

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In the United States, Americans continue to ponder about the position race plays in daily life. It is very apparent throughout the country that the conversation about race is extremely uncomfortable to discuss. With our societies’ reliance on news reports and social media, it creates an extremely difficult way to come to an agreement on the topic of race. Black and white Americans rarely come to the same agreements on the topic of race. Black Americans feel as today the issue of race is the most important.

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