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There's a debate, seemingly exacerbated by the current BLM protests about weather African Americans or Blacks is the right term, or who qualifies. The term African American was coined around the time of civil rights movement to soften the adjective blacks at a time many have to to associate both the word negro and the word black with something bad. The most dark toned peoples of the world are of African Heritage, just like a large number of pale skinned people with long faces are of Caucasian origin. The hyphenated ethno-Americano is an age old expression that originated with the increasing assimilation of various peoples from the different nation states in Europe and Asia. Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Chinese American, etc are just a few examples. None of these ethno-Americans are subdivided into some special abstractions to please the sensibilities of some exclusionists whose only goal is to find a dividing line. Black people have a tendency of self-division, and it has al...

We are all god's children. Created or evolved, we dot the face of our little geoidal planet that we call earth. In various outer hues and shapes, expressing our differing timelines. We populate the surface of the earth in a broad spectrum of physiology, biology, and sexuality. Like a garden, full of various hues and scents, our differences make the garden bright, elegant and beautiful. One color and scent is great but boorish. Variety explodes our sense of beauty, titillates our being, and oh my it brings down the glory of the heavens into our heart.  Variety is the essence of life. Our variousness is the beauty of our life. Thank God we are each different.

Diversity is touted the world over as some kind of panacea for a core societal malaise of discrimination against a group. The discriminating group is usually the one in power, but need not be the majority in that society. In many countries, certain sub groups are completely or partially excluded from power, and their economic growth opportunities tamed. In the United States and much of the western world, the parties most discriminated against are blacks. Over the last 50 years, there's has been some efforts to right this wrong. A wrong that suppresses the opportunities available to black people in all aspects of life. One of the key tool policy makers always turn to is "diversity" Diversity as described is a tool used to ensure representation of all groups at different levels of society's socioeconomic strata. The problem with diversity though is that it gives the impression that black people are being propped up, even if they are not deserving of the opportunities. T...