Start the school year on an optimistic note: Blacks can succeed without special treatment, says Manhattan Institute senior fellow and Wall Street Journal columnist, Jason Riley. Drawing on his sixth and latest book, “The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed,” Mr. Riley explains why affirmative action doesn’t work. Indeed, affirmative action may have harmed black Americans; black incomes, homeownership and educational attainment were rising in the 20th century until affirmative action became the law of the land. Come engage with this congenial, yet iconoclastic speaker and learn what the future can hold for black success, at the next meeting of the Gertrude and Morrison Parker West Side Republican Club.
