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The Absurdity of ‘Racial Realism’

The mass shooter in Atlanta embodied the flawed logic that racial stereotypes reflect fact-based truths

Racism introduces absurdism into the human condition. Not only does racism express the absurdity of the racists, it generates absurdity in the victims.

— Chester Himes

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Joshua Adams

Joshua Adams is a journalist from Chicago. UVA & USC. Taught media and communication at DePaul & Salem State. Twitter: @ProfJoshuaA