I read and re-read this essay and still don’t have a clue what the author is saying or proposing. It’s mostly a bunch of mealy-mouthed mush with an undertone of “whites are racist oppressors.”
He seems to get to his point at the very end when he writes “...we need an economy that offers a truly diverse set of career paths to match the diversity of individual strengths and interests.”
But I’m still not sure what a “truly diverse set of career paths” means.
There are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of career opportunities out there. There are thousands of different types of businesses. There are 33 million companies in the USA. There are thousands of different professions.
There is something for everyone in our amazing economy.
BUT, to succeed, you have to want it, have to have the inner drive, have to get educated, have to show up on time, have to be willing to do grunt work for a long while to pay your dues, have to show up sober, have to get along with your coworkers and respect your boss. Or break out on your own and go for it. Opportunity is unlimited here.
Nothing is holding you back. The rules of success haven’t changed, but the racist views of business have gained ridiculous traction.
Apparently until the 13% of our population is on every tv show, winning every award, and is at 100 percent full employment, we are all just racist. The grievance movement is never ending.
And the last part is the issue, that’s why most blacks who get through college and get a degree wind up in HR or in some Government bureaucracy.
[But I’m still not sure what a “truly diverse set of career paths” means.]