Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Business, History, Labor, Law & Justice, Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2009
Many of the tributes to John Hope Franklin included his statements on the need for apologies and reparations. I think its time for some gratitude because the only uniquely American contribution to world culture is the blues and her many children. It is said that Louis Armstrong singlehandedly created the instrumental improvised solo and the [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Racism on Apr 6th, 2009
Ambivalent – uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow Elwin Wilson, described as “a sad, sickly man, haunted by time,” feels ambivalent about his life spent hating black people. At the age of 72, in poor health, Elwin faces mortality and doesn’t want to go to hell. “All I can say is [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Education, Relationships on Mar 30th, 2009
A young man stopped by to see me the other day. I looked up, delighted to see him. I hadn’t seen him in nearly two years. I heard that he moved to Chicago. I expected to see him on Oprah one day. I met this young man at a diversity training opening week at the [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Arts, Culture, Education, History, Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 25th, 2009
When my friend Chidrup and I talked about racism in the US, there was a big chunk of information missing from his understanding: He didn’t know about the history of white domination and the enslavement of African people in the United States for nearly four-hundred years. It was hard to tell Chidrup the truth. I’m [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2009
My two sons and I spent the last ten days traveling in Guatemala with a friend who runs a nonprofit which brings Guatemalan students to the US to learn English and go to high school. Guatemalan society is divided into three main strata; the descendants of the families of the original Spanish oligarchy, the mixed [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Equity, Racism on Mar 23rd, 2009
i am not a coward I can’t quite remember how I found Tiffany. I probably surfed through an ocean of websites before landing on YouTube. Oh, I remember. I clicked on something and ended up on The Sable Verity. Tiffany vlogs on YouTube. Through her vlog, Mulatto Diaries, Tiffany shares her thoughts and experiences as [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Business, Education, Labor, Socioeconomic on Mar 13th, 2009
But if you’re aren’t the most powerful person on the face of the earth, you ain’t makin’ this list as a black person. Asian, Arab, Indian, woman, sure! However, the only one with a discernible amount of the blood of black Africa running through his or her veins to be included on the Financial Times [...]
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