Jim Clingman…Stupid is as stupid does. C’mon, people!

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—In March of 2018, after 25 years of doing so, I submitted my final Black­onomics column to the members of the Nation­al Newspaper Publishers Association. The article was titled, “The Last Dance,” and I wrote it because I could no longer use my comput­er. ALS had made its way to my arms and hands preventing me from doing something else I loved doing. Since that time, I have gotten back to writing, only now with my eyes on my eye gaze computer. You can check out my work on ALS News Today online. But this is not about me. It’s about us, Black people. So I humbly ask the NNPA and all Black news outlets (I don’t think this will appear in the New York Times or the Washington Post)—whether print or online—to indulge me one more time because I really have to speak to my family. While our overall political status leaves much to be desired, I want to hone in on one slice of it: The slice called DEI. Trump and others of his ilk are constantly railing against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In my opinion, it’s the new N-word. Let’s take a different look at these issues....