There is Only One Race

by John Haldane

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There is Only One Race

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John Haldane

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Digital Art - Digital Art

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My wife and I made it to the top of the COVID-19 vaccination wait list and were called to schedule our appointments. In doing so, we were asked what our race is. We both replied "human," and the woman scheduling our appointment checked "other" for us.

Biological races do not exist—and never have. In 1950, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued a statement asserting that all humans belong to the same species and that "race" is not a biological reality but a myth. This was a summary of the findings of an international panel of anthropologists, geneticists, sociologists, and psychologists.

Yet, 71 years later, the myth of race persists and we are being asked to categorize ourselves. I won't do it. It is long past the time to accept reality: we are one race, the human race. DNA proves it. Science declares it. Accepting this fact, that we are all the same, would eventually end racism.

https://www.newsweek.com/there-no-such-thing-race-283123 .

HaldaneCreativeArt.com is photography and digital art created by John Haldane of Asheville, North Carolina

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March 3rd, 2021

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