Contemporary black liberalism demands a price that reinforces white supremacy’s racial habits.

Evidence

We have to turn our backs on contemporary black liberal politics. That politics gets in the way of the kind of democratic life we desperately seek. Black liberalism in its various forms today reflects the price that white supremacy demands: either we have leaders who undermine how black people participate in the democratic process, or we have to translate black experiences into more palatable, universal claims in order to maintain political consensus and continue the lie of color-blindness. Both paths support racial habits that block the way to achieving our country. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 574

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precisely characterizes what Glaude means by ‘contemporary black liberal politics’ and how it maps onto the ‘racial habits’ concept — core terminology the reader needs precisely.