The End of Race Politics: A Review

Coleman Hughes dismantles the new anti-racism and makes a positive case for colorblindness

Back in 2019, late night television host Stephen Colbert made fun of Bernie Sanders for suggesting people should choose candidates “not by the color of their skin,” but by “their abilities” and “what they stand for”. How simple and exactly true is that? Why on earth would a prime time television host quip that “Yes, like Dr. King, I have a dream — a dream where this diverse nation can come together and be led by an old white guy.”

This is the norm today. Holding up the idea of colorblindness, the same idea that our Civil Rights leaders marched for, is pointed to as naive and sometime racist.

By accident, I came upon this book in audio form. I was getting ready to do some work on my deck and needed something to listen to while I work. My Spotify recommended this book, which I was aware of but hadn’t read, and I thought, “What the hell? Instead of 90’s Hip Hop today, I’ll chill out with Coleman Hughes.”

The title and subtitle, The End of Race Politics, Arguments for a Colorblind America, in itself is controversial for the proponents of the new anti-racism. He said he Googled ‘colorblindness’ and the first 9 links were articles about how the concept is…