Mr Obama realised that his post-racial identity was a golden ticket to the White House.

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So their right to return is based on their position as citizens, not on their racial identity.

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Obama keenly questioned Graf about how they were raising their children, how the children understood their racial identity.

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And hip-hop music videos celebrate the "Thug Life" and "gansta" attitude for any young black person seeking strong racial identity.

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The solution he proposes shows how much quotas could change Brazilians' sense of who they are: in doubtful cases a commission would verify students' racial identity, overthrowing the idea that a person's race is what he says it is.

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Emotions and frustrations are running high, and as we grapple to make sense of the tragedy, it is critical for all Americans to refrain from scapegoating any group of people or targeting innocent Americans based on their racial, religious and ethnic identity.

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