“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King spoke these words in 1963, and they still resonate today. Affirmative action programs were established to create this very type of equality, but have they brought us closer to Dr. King’s dream or hindered it?
It’s interesting to know that there are many young black conservative and moderate republicans, especially under the age of thirty. Most important as it relates to this concept of “affirmative opportunity”, is the lack of exposure of black parents educating their children of the lessons and rewards from hard work, working hard in school, and learning not to settle for less than expected. These ideals have evolved in black culture for centuries through the church, which at one time was the center of the black nucleus.
Justice Thomas, in a recent interview suggested that his Yale Law degree did not make him any stronger competitively, but simply granted him opportunity and access. Justice Thomas, whom I met and spoke with as a Heritage Foundation fellow sparked a new generation of thought for young black republicans. This thought questioned the true essence of why we have experienced generations of disadvantaged students who may enter into our top academic institution via affirmative action but fail to succeed in the end, because of lack of preparation.
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