{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"186: Coleman Hughes on The Humanity of Race","description":"\u201cThere are very few people who have nothing of any value to say.\u201d \u2014 Coleman Hughes Today it\u2019s great to have Coleman Hughes on the podcast. Coleman is an undergraduate philosophy major at Columbia University and a columnist for Quillette magazine. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, and the Spectator. In this episode we discuss: Coleman\u2019s initial plan in life to become a trombonist Coleman\u2019s early childhood education Coleman\u2019s transformation of his thinking about race Coleman\u2019s nuanced thoughts on intersectionality Why we set up a norm against racial stereotyping Is reverse-racism legitimate? How the main message of the civil rights movement is often ignored today Coleman\u2019s humanistic perspective on race Coleman\u2019s criticism of the woke mindset What makes sense about the woke mindset Looking at things from the perspective of police officers Understanding the causes of the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs The moral imperative to enhance cognitive development of people in the bottom of society  How racial categories can mislead us How people underrate the value of local programs and community to solve problems of racism Why policy shouldn\u2019t look at racial disparities The important distinction between culture and race Why focusing on racial disparities (assuming that racial disparities are a proxy for well-being) is a mistake Coleman\u2019s vision for the good society ","author_name":"The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thepsychologypodcast.com","html":"