Is America’s Racial Reckoning Over? With John McWhorter
6/8/20261 hr 8 min
John McWhorter is back. This time, Coleman and John analyze where America stands on race in 2026, whether the woke moment is genuinely behind us, and what may have replaced it. They also get into why black men are increasingly voting Republican, how mass immigration has subtly shifted the conversation on race, and what the Supreme Court's recent Voting Rights Act decision actually means.
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Coleman Hughes· Host0:29
Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is John McWhorter. John is a linguistics professor at my alma mater, Columbia University. He is also a columnist for The New York Times, and most importantly, he is one of my personal heroes. Today, John and I talk about whether we are living in a post-wokeness era. We talk about the trend of more Black Americans voting Republican. We talk about how immigration from around the world has changed America's national conversation about race. We talk about the casting choices in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey. We talk about recent controversies surrounding the Voting Rights Act and gerrymandering, and much more. So without further ado, John McWhorter. [upbeat music] A few decades ago, private citizens used to be largely that: private. What's changed? The internet. Think about everything you've