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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">glennloury.substack.com</a><br /><br /><p>Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com</p><p>John McWhorter returns as Glenn and John reflect on the nation's 250th birthday and the state of Black America. Both express disappointment — not at racism's persistence, but at cultural attitudes that continue to hold Black Americans back. Using the Karmelo Anthony case as a touchstone, they push back hard against victimhood narratives that treat race as a mitigating factor for individual wrongdoing. But Glenn and John diverge on colorblindness: while John laments the persistence of racial identity, Glenn argues that race as a positive site of collective identification — embodied in institutions like the black church — remains valuable and shouldn't be abandoned in the name of an abstract principle.</p><p><strong><em>The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported</em></strong><em>, so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And </em><strong><em>if you’re not yet a full subscriber, </em></strong><a href="https://glennloury.substack.com" target="_blank"><strong><em>please consider becoming one</em></strong></a><em>. The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. </em><strong><em>For a mere $6/month or $50/year</em></strong><em>, you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, commenting privileges, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content.</em></p>