FIH: But we have made progress. Tremendous progress. The problem is someone like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson decrying the parlous state of race relations in this country, when the facts tell a far different story. They’re peddling a false narrative and manufactured outrage for self-aggrandizement and personal gain.
The George Zimmermans of the world aren’t the gravest threat to black youth. Other black youths are. Why isn’t Sharpton screaming about that? You know and I know.
Do I believe profiling is a panacea? Nope, it’s simply a tool, to be used with other tools.
Do I believe racism is dead in America? Nope. But I do honestly believe we are making progress every day.
And the Sharptons and Jesse Jackson’s deter and detract, not advance, that progress.
