Way Jalon watched the young man as he approached, noting a determined stride and the set of the bright eye that had been turned on, machinelike. The eye that saw and heard everything. Way was sure he had made the correct choice in Tokus Stone. They shook hands and exchanged amenities before getting down to business. As long as it's not a setup to fail.
Success is imperative.
I'm not in the business of losing money. When I spoke to you of our needs for a Black man for this position, I did not mean to imply that a Black man would just 'have' this position. Tokenism is, after all, just a word. Not a faith. Not a belief.