From Charlottesville to the top lane of Confederate monuments across the country, we talk to Professor john a. powell, who argues that we have not achieved a post-racial society and that there is much work to do to redeem the American promise of inclusive democracy.
john a. powell is the director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and Professor of Law, African American, Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion. And is the author of the book Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society.