Foundations of Inequity
"These seeds produced a myth of racial superiority that both determined America's founding and defined its identity. This myth then gave way to America's grand narrative of exceptionalism." --Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas in Stand Your Ground If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalms 11:3 NRSV) Forums for civil discourse and critical engagement with the meaningful issues of our time are nearly non-existent. I had hoped the great universities and colleges of the US would remain places of genuine inquiry and produce graduates who were refined in the art of critical thinking. More and more often, education has been co-opted by political forces who attempt to frame all thinking according to its own whims. Recently, numerous institutions of higher education have sought to repress protests , often violently, rather than encourage the civil exchange of ideas or facilitate true dialog around complex issues. On of the great tenants of democrac...