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Millennials are often seen as a progressive-minded generation \u2013 as 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s kids, they grew up in a digital landscape that exposed them to a diversity of perspectives. But while expectations were high that this generation would be on the frontlines in the fight for racial equality, recent research by\xa0 Associate Professor of Political Science Candis Watts Smith paints a different picture. During our conversation, Professor Smith discussed how white millennials\u2019 really think about race\xa0 and the ways in which their views and beliefs have largely halted progress for Black Americans and other racial minorities in the United States.\xa0

For more of Candis Smith\u2019s work:

Check out her book on this research, Racial Stasis: The Millennial Generation and the Stagnation of Racial Attitudes in American Politics\xa0

Read her latest book Stay Woke: A People\u2019s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter

Listen to her podcast, Democracy Works, to hear interviews with experts who study all different aspects of what it means to live in a democracy.