Economics professor Walter Williams was interviewed by Jason Riley of the Wall Street Journal on his views about the impact of government programs to help black Americans. It has helped to destroy the black family, helped to leave many undereducated and helped to keep many unemployable.
One of Williams’ most memorable lines is that he’s glad that he got his education before it became fashionable for white people to like black people. The teachers and professors he had did not treat him easily because he was a member of an “underrepresented minority,” but called him on mistakes just like other students — that is, before the “progressive” educational mentality set in.
