Their friendship, they both said, had long ago moved well beyond race.

Obama is a black candidate who can tell Americans of all races to move beyond race.

A new American class has emerged, beyond gender, social standing or race.

There is truth here, but it begs the immediate issue, which goes beyond race and class.

Then he calls on his constituents "to start imagining ourselves beyond race."

Problems in the communities extend beyond race into issues of Social class as well.

Snooty at a level that often goes beyond race.

I'd like to hear some talk about education, the problems of the homeless, social issues that go beyond race - housing and public schools, welfare.

There are, then, distinctions to be made that go beyond gender, race and class.