Racism and racial inequality have been the topics of discussion particularly present over the last few years in the U.S. Some people suggest that increased racial mixture will lead to the end of racism. By using her personal experience traveling to Brazil, Hordge-Freeman will make an argument that racial mixture does not eliminate racism.

“Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Latin American Studies at USF. She received her B.A from Cornell University and her M.A./Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University in 2012. Dr. Hordge-Freeman’s first book, The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and Socialization in Black Brazilian Families is slated for publication in November 2015. She is motivated by her passion for exposing inequality, and with funding from a Fulbright grant and other sources, she is researching modern slavery and human trafficking in Brazil and the U.S.”

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