I Am Not Your Diversity
What is diversity? This is a question that I have seen answered in two different ways, depending on who is asked.
What is diversity? This is a question that I have seen answered in two different ways, depending on who is asked.
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 32: Editor’s Letter, “When You Walk into that Valley,” “How Much Discriminate Is Acceptable,” and a quote by Nikki Giovanni.
The answer should be none, but it’s not. The question is when do we draw the line and say no more.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 25: Editor’s Letter, “Farewell Affirmative Action?” and a quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
While the SCOTUS beat Sandra Day O’Connor’s timetable by five years, we have clearly not gotten past racism ... any glance at the headlines over the past fifteen or more years reveals the ways America is still mired in racism.
When Black folks say “No” to back door substitutes, double-dealings, and anything less than parity, we are saying, “This is not equality; it is unacceptable, and nothing less will do.”