Professor argues for 'postracial remedies' to address American racial disparities in constitutional way

For many people, Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office proved that race is no longer a barrier to the American Dream—that we are living in a "postracial" society. The Supreme Court's equal protection jurisprudence seems to support this position. However, evidence suggests that lingering racial bias persists in police relations, education, incarceration, employment and other aspects of everyday life. A University of Kansas law professor has co-authored an article calling for "postracial remedies" as a means to fight these disparities in a politically feasible, constitutional way.

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