Yes. And again, he is no sociologist or psychologist. Most of the people who listen to him are whites like you. There is a shitload of evidence that tells us how white racism is the root cause of our problem. McWhorter doesn't cite any of that information.
Ryan C.T. DeLapp, MA, and Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D., “Proactively Coping With Racism, Getting back to our lives in the aftermath of racial violence in the media.”, July 18, 2016,
Proactively Coping With Racism
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Dennis R. Upkins, Denying Racism And Other Forms Of Gaslighting, Aug 24, 2016, Mental Health Matters, derived from:
https://mental-health-matters.com/denying-racism-and-other-forms-of-gaslighting/
Cheyna Roth, Racism Declared A Public Health Crisis In New Whitmer Executive Directive, Aug 05, 2020,
Racism declared a public health crisis in new Whitmer executive directive
Is Racism a Public Health Issue? Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, October 9, 2017,
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And there are many more. I understand what McWhorter is trying to do, but unfortunately dishonest whites such as you guys take this mans message and use it to deny your role in the problem. Whites started the problem of race in ths country. Whites are responsible for ending the problem and the mess they created because of it.