Overview Report Table of Contents

Statement of Members of the International Working and Advisory Group	2

What We Have Learned	3

I. Introduction	4
In Their Own Voices: Brazilians	8

II. Coming to Terms: The Meaning of Race
Racism and Racial Discrimination	16
What is Race? Race is an Idea	17
What is Racism? What is Racial Discrimination?	18
Perspectives on Racial Classification	21
Proving Discrimination	23
In Their Own Voices: South Africans	24

III. Imagining Our Interdependent Future	32
Comparative Lessons for the Future	33
Disparities of Difference	33
Comparative Charts	34
Country Snapshots	36
Changing Forms of Identity and Racism	38
Interacting, Interconnected Forces	40
Downside of Racial Progress	41
Crime and Responsibility	42
Creating a Virtuous Circle of Change	42
Six Global Trends Shaping the New Century	46
Global Economy and Technological Revolution	46
Benefits of Equitable Social and Human Development	47
Inclusion and Diversity Are Good Business	48
Government Has A Role	48
Global Demographic Changes	48
Migration	48
Population	49
New Demographic Imperatives for Racial Interdependence	49
International Human Rights Movements	51
Women’s Global Leadership	53
Democratization	54
Peace and Reconciliation	55
In Their Own Voices: Americans	58

IV. The Future Begins Today	66
In Our Own Voices: International Working and Advisory Group	70

APPENDICES	83
Sources for Charts	84
Photography Credits	84
Initiative Publications	85
Selected Bibliography	85
Acknowledgements	86
Biographical Notes	87