In any case, I may be quite wrong in this, and I stand corrected. But we may recall the following. There was barely a handful of American scientists or any other for that matter.
Today there are thousands of American scientists who dominate the fields.
I was suggesting that this is also happening with African American scientists, but that in this case we need to accelerate the process even more. My own hope is that before the 21st century is over, there will be only scientists, without any reference to religion, nationality, ethnicity, or whatever other factor that separates our commonalty as fellow creatures on the planet. Be sure to include your name and affiliation. Legitimate requests for anonymity will be honored. The Chronicle maintains Colloquy as an open forum where readers can comment on issues.