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Are you racist? 'No' isn't a good enough answer - Marlon James | Comment is Free

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Published on Jan 13, 2016

Most of us, says Marlon James, are non-racist. While that leaves us with a clear conscience, he argues, it does nothing to help fight injustice in the world.
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In fact, we can pull off being non-racist by being asleep in bed while black men are killed by police. We need to stop being non-racist, and start being anti-racist.

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