Power & Inequality: Racial Classification (ethnic studies)

In Dr. Omi’s lecture on racial classification, he explains that social/cultural power (i.e. social/economic mobility) and the ways in which racial labels are legally applied to describe human groups is the basis for inequality in the U.S. (racial formation). The meanings of “black” for example, differ from community to community or nation to nation and so forth.

QUESTION:
How do racial labels contribute to ongoing racial inequality? How does that impact social and cultural power/mobility of racial communities in American society?

Respond to the question please do the following:
Address each part of the discussion prompt(s)/question(s).
Demonstrate reflective and critical thinking, not just recitation of information from textbook or the lecture.
Make connections to previous or current course content or real-life situations.
Make two (2) references to the readings or other module sources.
Create a post that is free of spelling and grammatical errors and is well-written and thoughtful.
Ensure that your post has minimum word count of 100 words but no more than 300 words.

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