
Delano Squires has written about race, religion, relationships, and culture for Black and Married with Kids, The Root, and The Grio. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MPP from The George Washington University. Follow him on Twitter at @Mr_Squires.
Street violence can’t be fixed overnight, but progress can be made when the left begins to value black lives regardless of what is threatening them.
It is impossible to simultaneously lower standards and raise performance. The people who believe merit is racist will leave this generation ill-equipped to interpret and deal with the complexities of life.
It is deeply insulting to assume black men in general are less attuned to their own political interests than any other group is. But that’s what leading Democrats keep doing.
Too many black leaders continue to proclaim black problems only matter when caused by white people and white thoughts are more important than black actions.