Political ideology dictated juris purdence, which backed up public policy and re-enforced the shift in social attitudes. Black Americans cannot just position themselves against selected causes as they arise. These are just outcomes of the attitudinal shift driven by policy and ideological trends. Social Construction is a reality more of us must start talking about. Shifting attitudes in society that become the norms, mores and values society conscienceously upholds.
Racial tolerance rises and falls with what the culture decides to uphold.
Right now, the culture is tolerating racial profiling in many forms and we re only focusing on the end result, not the root causees. If we can t force an open and honest dialogue on the effects of America s transitioning culture, we will continue to see the manifestations of what we all know exists but refuse to talk about until the obvious becomes the surreal. The views expressed in this column are not neccessarily the views of Afronet, and Afronet employees.