Excellent as always. For what it's worth, unless you know him, I wouldn't assume Ray is older. Most of the older black folk I talk to have lived through history of course, but see a much better today and future. The bleakest most totalitarian horde I encounter are the recent "woke" college grads. "don't you know they're just straight up murdering black people out there?" Ugh.
Excellent as always. For what it's worth, unless you know him, I wouldn't assume Ray is older. Most of the older black folk I talk to have lived through history of course, but see a much better today and future. The bleakest most totalitarian horde I encounter are the recent "woke" college grads. "don't you know they're just straight up murdering black people out there?" Ugh.
Yeah, Ray refers to his age obliquely in a few of our conversations. In fact, in this one he talks about friends who have known him for "over six decades", so he's at least that old. But yes, most older black people tend to fall into one of two categories; those who are unwilling or unable to let go of the past, and those who are focused on continuing to build a better future.
For the elders who can't let go, I can at least understand why they feel the way they do. It's the college kids who really drive me crazy. I'm far less patient with them.ЁЯШД
Excellent as always. For what it's worth, unless you know him, I wouldn't assume Ray is older. Most of the older black folk I talk to have lived through history of course, but see a much better today and future. The bleakest most totalitarian horde I encounter are the recent "woke" college grads. "don't you know they're just straight up murdering black people out there?" Ugh.
Yeah, Ray refers to his age obliquely in a few of our conversations. In fact, in this one he talks about friends who have known him for "over six decades", so he's at least that old. But yes, most older black people tend to fall into one of two categories; those who are unwilling or unable to let go of the past, and those who are focused on continuing to build a better future.
For the elders who can't let go, I can at least understand why they feel the way they do. It's the college kids who really drive me crazy. I'm far less patient with them.ЁЯШД