Bruce A. Jacobs is the author of Race Manners for the 21st Century (Arcade, 2007) and Race Manners (Arcade, 1999), which examine how racism works in everyday American life and the impact of media, among other influences, on our racial attitudes and actions. He travels and speaks extensively about race and politics. He has appeared on NPR, Pacifica, C-SPAN, and numerous radio and television talk shows