Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy is evidence that the United States has made significant strides in race relations, according to Doudou Diene, a U.N. official who reports on contemporary forms of racism. But Diene tells Scott Simon that the resegregation of American cities and the poor state of public education remain key areas of concern.
I’ve typed four responses so far, none of which are free of profanity. I’m going to have to demur.
I honestly can’t think of anything I could care less about than someone in the UN’s opinion of race relations in the United States.