When the diversity of color does not include the diversity of thought, the results can end up being disastrous and divisive due to playing the wrong card   The recent article by Kira Davis was eloquent. It was deep, brave, and needed. It made people think: there is a way to call out racism without calling for the “race card” – mythically used or validly | <a class="moretext" href="https://www.redstate.com/lenny_mcallister/2020/06/07/the-myth-and-missteps-with-the-magic-conservative-negro/">Read More »</a> //

UpLateAgain
an hour ago
The problem with your argument is that a major portion of the voting public is influenced not by actions or statistics but by sound bytes and bumper sticker slogans. Without 'The Magic Negro' speaking his piece, the ONLY sound out there is coming from the left. Kanye West's Oval Office visit did far more to raise black America's awareness of Trump's efforts on their behalf than the billions Trump is spending trying to improve opportunity. We need a LOT more of them. //

indylawyer
2 hours ago
We need to really emphasize the difference between government and private actions. Public policy should be concerned with how government treats people, and on that score we have had racial equality since the 1960's. Indeed, government has actually been discriminating against whites during that time by allowing and even operating 'affirmative action" programs while barring similar programs to benefit whites. But government is pretty limited in its ability to change how people relate to one another. It's been trying to eradicate "racist attitudes" for half a century, and that approach has at best been maxed out and is likely now exacerbating the problem by forcing a fixation on race that isn't healthy for anyone except race hustlers like Al Sharpton or David Duke.