In America One Drop Of Black Ancestry

You Notice Patterns. White Guests Often Are Mortified - That Word Again - When They Learn Their Ancestors Owned Slaves. But I've Never Had A Black Guest Who Was Upset To Learn About White Ancestry That Probably Involved Forced Sexual Relations.

In America One Drop Of Black Ancestry Makes You Black.

The More You Learn About Yourself And Your Family Tree, Your Self-esteem Goes Up. They Will Learn Archival Skills, Historical Analysis And Science Skills. You Learn All This In The Most Seductive Way, And That Is Through Learning About Yourself. Who Doesn't Like Talking About Themselves? It Doesn't Seem Like Science Or History, It's Just Fun.

The First Step Toward Tolerance Is Respect And The First Step Toward Respect Is Knowledge.

I Think That We Need More Economic-based Solutions To The Problems Afflicting The Black Community, And I Think That That's A Way To Redefine Affirmative Action. I Grew Up With Poor White People In West Virginia, And I Know There's A Culture Of Poverty. I Know That I've Seen White People Perform Exactly The Same Pathological Forms Of Behavior As Black People Do When They're Systematically Deprived, Whether It's Getting Pregnant, Doing Drugs, Dropping Out Of School, Whatever We're Talking About. I Think That We Should Have Affirmative Action For Poor White People Too.