By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN
Have you ever wondered why there are African-Americans, Latino-Americans, Native-Americans and Caribbean-Americans but no Anglo-Americans? In f act, there are and they are known as “whites,” signifying power, and there is no reason for a hyphenated label.
“White” is meant also to reflect the conceit that the country is homogenous and all others are add-ons. That is the erroneous belief handed down from even before the founding of the republic. A homogenous society is one like China or India or Japan, where cultural sameness binds citizens together and very strict immigration policies severely limit the influx of foreigners. Continue reading
