An article by Malcom Miller

Well said about understanding Malcolm’s perspective.
I believe that Malcolm recommended for all to vote.

I would recommend sampling the cancelled training before passing judgment on whether it was good or bad. Cancelling that type of training does not necessarily equate to believing there is no racial injustice. These all-or-nothing type statements are the problem in the media and in Washington. And I recognize this is about to go down the political rabbit-hole so I’m out for fear of winding up on Dean Wormer’s list.

to be fair, they discontinued a specific type of diversity training that was particularly divisive in creating dichotomy of oppressor and victim based solely on skin color.

the reality is far more complex and is driven far more powerfully by economic factors, which are often associated with race, but neither exclusively (far fewer opportunities for poor white people than rich black people [like malcolm]) nor causally (many poor people of all races overcome struggles with a positive, empowered attitude). 

sadly, this type of training offers no solutions and leaves all parties disempowered as victims or oppressors based solely upon the color of skin with which they were born.

if malcolm has a family, his children will be privileged beyond those almost anywhere else in the world and i hope he teaches that reality to them unlike many peers in the nba without the benefit of the critical thinking skills to which he was exposed, although not currently employing, during his time at holy cross.

When I taught sociology, I clearly remember seeing the percent of people with inherent biases as 100%. Not all are negative since some can be positive but it is still bias none the less.

America's "unique" contribution to slavery was making slaves of whole families, including children. It was almost impossible to escape this clear racial division but some did and (at least in NJ) there were black men who owned black slaves. They were clearly an exception, as were the slave owners who treated their slaves well (and some did...certainly better than factory workers were treated the north). However, these do not in any way mitigate a practice that was, in its essence, brutally inhuman. I believe that one human being should never "own" another - regardless of circumstance.

PS: "Training" and education have done little in the past to reduce racial divisions. However, "experience" has been shown to be a good teacher. In WWII there were black soldiers who faced less racial prejudice as they worked more closely with white comrades. Each of the studies of integration in the Army reinforced this belief.

Prego.