Why Race Isn't as 'Black' and 'White' as We Think - New York Times<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n

The test results underscore what anthropologists
\nhave said for eons: racial distinctions as applied in this country are
\nsocial categories and not scientific concepts. In addition, those
\ncategories draw hard, sharp distinctions among groups of people who are
\nmore alike than they are different. The ultimate point is that none of
\nus really know who we are, ancestrally speaking. All we ever really
\nknow is what our parents and grandparents have told us. <\/ul>\n

\nInteresting that the Berkeley Public Library chose The House on Mango Street<\/a> for \"Berkeley Reads Together\".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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