Coleman Hughes

This very recently published and excellent book is written by a young man with such good ideas and insight. He presents so many arguments for a colorblind racial approach, such as the one that is consistent with the principles and goals from the civil rights movement instead of the present one in vogue promoted by authors such as DiAngelo and Kendi that Hughes calls "neo-racist" that just perpetuates discord, without solutions.

p. 176 "What better than affirmative action -what would truly benefit people of color-is an educational system that helps children develop the habits, attitudes, and skills they need to flourish in adult life."… (mehr)

I wish this book had come out before my book club did HOW TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST. I knew ANTI-RACIST didn't sit well with me, I still think that color-blindness should be the goal. The argument for anti-racism seems to be: We tried color-blindness, it doesn't work, look at all the problems we still have! But you're ALWAYS going to have problems. You don't give up working towards the goal, if the goal is worthy, and what could be more worthy than living up to our nation's promise and treating all of our fellow human beings equally!

It's like complaining that even with umbrellas, even with raincoats, even with very good weather forecasts, people still sometimes get wet... so you argue to do away with umbrellas and raincoats.… (mehr)