In a country founded on the illusion that “all men were created equal,” how have we arrived here—again? At the heart of America’s struggle is the belief that this nation belongs only to those whose identities align with its framers. … Continue reading Democracy’s Embrace of Identity: The Ongoing Struggle
A simulation models a real-world process or system. I propose that “assimilation” in America works similarly—testing whether imitating American behavior, appearance, and lifestyle leads to acceptance and elevation to American status. When the so-called founding fathers named the land “America,” … Continue reading Assimilation As a Simulation: Blue Pill Ignorance or Red Pill Truth
I enjoy a good, tossed salad. There’s something about the mixture of the various ingredients and items that maintain their individual characteristics yet come together to make for a delicious nutritional combination. Such is the case for a healthy community. … Continue reading America’s Tossed Salad
Mirage: noun, Webster Definition: “something that comes from or exists only in the mind and is not real” Aspirationally intended by many as a helpful and seemingly harmless ideal that is metaphorically communicated in ways such as ideals of the … Continue reading The March Edition, The Mirage of Assimilation
The largest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action/DEI are white women, followed by Hispanic groups, Asians coming in third, disabled individuals fourth, veterans fifth, and finally, the group that receives the least amount of DEI support; that’s right, you guessed it, Black … Continue reading Far Right Attacks on DEI, a Reaction to Black Upward Social Mobility
African Americans have always valued education. Knowledge is power, and education is freedom. We have held these truths to be self-evident along the course of the long Black freedom struggle. My forthcoming book, The Battle for the Black Mind (Legacy … Continue reading Education and the Long Black Freedom Struggle
Black ingenuity has not only pushed boundaries but redefined them. It is all about creating and innovating, even when times get tough. Continue reading The Table We Built: How Black Striving, Ingenuity, and Resistance Shaped America
This is our national truth: America would not be America without the wealth from Black labor, without Black striving, Black ingenuity, Black resistance. So much of the music, the food, the language, the art, the scientific advances, the athletic renown, … Continue reading February’s Theme: Black Labor to Black Striving, Black Ingenuity, Black Resistance
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, your hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see.” The one and only Muhammad Ali, AKA the G.O.A.T. On Sunday June 4, 1967, the Cleveland Summit or the Muhammad Ali Summit, as … Continue reading Agents of Change
