“It doesn’t matter how much formal schooling you have—if you don’t properly grasp race and racism, you’re racially illiterate.” – Howard Dean Johnson

In this short clip, Howard Dean Johnson explains why being educated doesn’t guarantee you understand race and racism. He warns that without a deep awareness of how race and racism functions psychologically, politically, and spiritually, you risk falling into racial illiteracy—a dangerous state for Black people navigating a white-dominated society.

✅ Why formal schooling doesn’t equal racial awareness
✅ The emotional & political toll of misunderstanding race
✅ How to confront racial illiteracy with honest Black Studies.

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