Among the many exhibits and artifacts exploring the harsh reality of slavery and its aftermath in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC I was grateful to discover the Contemplative Court This tranquil room features translucent walls of bronze glass and water appears to rain down from the ceiling into a pool As I sat in that peaceful space a quote on the wall from Dr Martin Luther King Jr caught my eye ldquo We are determined to work and fight until justice rains down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream rdquo These [... more]

GUEST Katherine Kersten Senior Policy Fellow Center of the American Experiment Last week we discussed what is behind the denigration of whiteness in the country examining a section with that title on the website of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture along with a now-removed infographic on Aspects and Assumptions of Whiteness and White Culture in the United States you can view it here Values like the nuclear family objective thinking hard work delayed gratification and Christianity are associated with whiteness and viewed as unremarkable or even contemptible In short the vilification of whiteness is [... more]

You have likely noticed in recent years how white-skinned people have become objects of derision by those on the left Our founders are described as old white guys or white supremacists and thus their statues need to be torn down You have probably heard terms like white privilege and white dominance which are used to demean guilt and shame whites for all sorts of alleged societal sins A good example of this disdain is found on the website of The National Museum of African American History and Culture one of the taxpayer-funded museums of the Smithsonian Institution There you will [... more]