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The Sound of Ideas - Defining Race: Who Gets to Decide?
 
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Rachel Dolezal says she identifies as a black woman, but the former NAACP leader in Spokane resigned after her parents, who both are white, said she is, too. That's touched off a discussion about race in this country. For some, it's pretty black and white: She lied and posed as black. For others, deeper issues arise regarding how we define race and identity.

Guests:

Dr. Jim Calcagno, Anthropology Professor at Loyola University in Chicago

Tamara Winfrey Harris, writer & author of the book "The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America."

Afi Scruggs, Writer, Reporter and Bass Player

Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer of Pan-African Studies, Kent State University

Jimi Izrael, Writer, Adjunct Professor and NPR Contributor
June 22, 2015