“Does racism continue to exist in America? Only fools and liars would say "no." But, 'reverse racism' as a remedy does none but the agitators any good. It just perpetuates the premise that people should be judged by the color of their skin. Dr. Martin Luther King's endlessly-quoted aphorism,
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
obviously comes to mind, but there are prominent voices in the race debate today (and going back a decade) who question or refute the notion of pursuing a color-blind society. The great irony is that the policies of the self-styled champions of blacks and other minorities - the Left - are the proximate cause of the continued socioeconomic disparities between those communities and the rest of America.”
“Does racism continue to exist in America? Only fools and liars would say "no." But, 'reverse racism' as a remedy does none but the agitators any good. It just perpetuates the premise that people should be judged by the color of their skin. Dr. Martin Luther King's endlessly-quoted aphorism,
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
obviously comes to mind, but there are prominent voices in the race debate today (and going back a decade) who question or refute the notion of pursuing a color-blind society. The great irony is that the policies of the self-styled champions of blacks and other minorities - the Left - are the proximate cause of the continued socioeconomic disparities between those communities and the rest of America.”
The phrase from Black Affinity Housing - "Black identified staff and faculty" made me think of Rachel Dolezal
As to the rest sounds like self-segregation
Good catch, I missed that.
I wonder how the woke might feel about a black person who identified as "white."
Oh, wait, I don't. I've seen that played out on TV shows and elsewhere: "congratulations, you 'passed'." With scorn.
Peter, great piece. I admire your work. Thank you.
Thank YOU.