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Class v. Race: Is Racism Over in the United States and Now It's All About Class?

Basketball great, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, speaking to the media Photo Credit: Alexis Williams/What's The 411 Networks Basketball great, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, speaking to the media

Basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabbar wrote an article in Time magazine about the role that class played in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. In effect, Jabbar says that the police action was probably based less on skin color and more likely related to the poverty level of the victim meaning that class mattered more than race.

It's no surprise that the What's The 411 panel would hold very passionate views on the subject of class vs. race. And, as one would expect, the video below features a no holds barred conversation on the subject.

Do you believe class trumps race?

Watch the video and join in the conversation by commenting below.