Here’s why. His writing is almost always lucid and he brings a certain humility that I appreciate. And he knows when to put humility aside, too.
…if people were looking for people to talk about race based upon their ability to deal with the topic in a substantial yet digestible way, I’d be on television a lot more talking about those things.
And:
…when is someone going to be asked to come on television and tell me what white people think about something? When is someone going to ask a white person to explain the thought process of someone that’s said something racially offensive? When is someone going to give me the white perspective of racism?
I agree… but I wonder if this isn’t exactly what Bob Costas was talking about. Ah, we have such trouble communicating.
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