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Four questions that need to be answered.

1) Explain the following quote in your own words.

“Our truncated public discussions of race suppress the best of who and what we are as a people because they fail to confront the complexity of the issue in a candid and critical manner. The predictable pitting of liberals against conservatives , Great Society Democrats, against self-help Republicans, reinforces intellectual parochialism and political paralysis” (33-34)

2) Discuss the liberal and conservative approaches to racial issues according to West.

3) What are some of the solutions/steps West outlines to battle inequality and help improve all Americans quality of life?

4) Explain West’s final warning to the reader.

“Either we learn a new language of empathy and compassion or the fire this time will consume us all” (51)