Great piece, Allison. Unfortunately, the existential dilemma facing this current edition of our species — Homo sapiens — so called Human Races — will consume us for decades, may be centuries but hopefully not for millennia.

The distorted issue of "Intellection" and the "Essence of a Human Being" vis-a-vis skin color has caused more evil on earth in the past 400 years, arguably than any other point in human history.

I tried to address this "Leviathan" in two articles on this platform a short while ago. Check them out.

1. Diversity and Inequity: Reversing the Odious Impact of Color Coding of Humankind.

2. Why The Phrase "People of Color" Must Be Expunged: Just Look at The 2021 Nobel Laureates.