Stroupe is also looking at turning Jason Burke into more of a closer. He ended the game by pitching a hitless inning. That old saw means, of course, that by getting to know that man, we might understand him and his motives better, and thereby build a bridge to span disagreement. There seems to be a need for that understanding now more than ever. As the anger of young black Americans smolders and threatens to break into a raging conflagration, the white world wonders why.
Whites see opportunities increasing for blacks.
They even see preferential treatment for them. They see blacks given favored status through reverse discrimination in schools, in the workplace and just about every segment of society. They see blacks abusing welfare at every level. They see slum housing, with no chance of anything else, whether it's in Greenwood, Columbia or Detroit. They see a white attitude or superiority.