The Myth of Meritocracy in America by Kwame S. Salter
My father loved to tell us this “joke”. A Black man in the south was crossing the street with the walk signal and was run over by a White man. The force of the collision threw the man into and through the windshield of the White man’s car. The police were called and upon arrival on the scene ticketed the Black for “breaking and entering.” He would always end with, “Negro can’t win for losing.” As I recalled this joke, I realized not much has changed—we still “can’t win for losing.” In the spirit of full disclosure, I was not […]
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My father loved to tell us this “joke”. A Black man in the south was crossing the street with the walk signal and was run over by a White man. The force of the collision threw the man into and through the windshield of the White man’s car. The police were called and upon arrival on the scene ticketed the Black for “breaking and entering.” He would always end with, “Negro can’t win for losing.” As I recalled this joke, I realized not much has changed—we still “can’t win for losing.” In the spirit of full disclosure, I was not […]
