The Tribune Online, 75
Negro Intellectualism...A Zero Sum Gain for Black America
Below we have the photos of two "intellectuals" from the world of academia, to illustrate the point of why education for the sake of education is of little or no use to Black America, with its all-encompassing needs from the days of slavery. We have that of Thomas Sowell extolling the virtues of the right and Cornel West extolling the virtues of left. I selected these individuals just as a sample, but there are numerous so-called black intellectuals, including the ones in the pulpits, either dumbing down or obliterating common sense three days out of the week...in most poverty-stricken black communities across America. Mind you, this con will continue only so long...for the handwriting is on the wall.
These intellectuals have only presented personal intrinsic philosophies, that carry no utilitarian merit whatsoever. This is what Booker T. Washington saw in such intellectuals as WEB Dubois and others from the world of academia, with nothing to offer but intrinsic philosophies. How many of these intellectuals can say they have a legacy that has trained doctors, nurses, architects, engineers, scientists to shape a world for humanity with their skills as opposed to flouting their philosophies? Not any to my knowledge.
Therefore, the calculus for this short piece is "0 right + 0 left" = Zero!! In other words, nothing plus nothing equals nothing.
Thomas Sowell
Cornel West
An American Black Saviour...Dr. Charles Richard Drew
Below is the photo of Dr. Charles Richard Drew, an example of true black intelligence that revolutionized human life and health care:
"The American Red Cross blood program of today is a direct result of the work of medical pioneer Dr. Charles Drew, beginning in 1940 and throughout World War II. Dr. Drew was instrumental in developing blood plasma processing, storage and infusion therapy. His groundbreaking work in the large-scale production of human plasma was eventually used in the U.S. Army and the American Red Cross as the basis for blood banks."
