Getting to the Root of the Problem
with Michael Fortner
Back in 2022, I sat down with Michael Fortner, author of The Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment, to talk about race, education, and affirmative action. Here I distinguish between the roots of racial disparities and the “atmosphere” that politicizes them. It should be clear by now that the roots have to do with early education and child-rearing—that’s what we ought to be focusing on. If you want to change the game for young African Americans, pay attention to that first.
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You are so eager to pathologize the Black community that you simply cannot address the gross incompetence of the Trump administration. This is truly sad.
Agree completely; if the powers that be desire equity in outcomes fine - just leave that practice to the non-professional non-STEM jobs.
Otherwise you create the exact outcome no one wanted - unqualified folks in critical jobs.