Whose Post Racial is it Anyway?: Performing and Theorizing Race in the Post-Racial State

What do we mean when we say post-racial? Whose post-racial is it anyway? Liberals? Conservatives? For some, notions of the post-racial implies some sort of utopia where racial injustice, social and economic disparities and the "possessive" investment in whiteness ceases to exist. For others,the post-racial refers to a rearticulation of existing racial categories what might help us find ways to counter racisms and the hegemony of whiteness. How do we arrive at such a moment? What is it about the existing racial hierarchy that does not hold in this particular-historical moment? How has our exploration of shifting theories of race and performance informed your understanding of the post-racial? You may respond with any text you choose.