My Story and Affirmative Action Archives - Page 2 of 3

May 7 2015

Case Closed: Affirmative Action creates negative stereotypes about minorities including blacks and Hispanics

In April, I was on a program called The Church of Lazlo 96.5 The Buzz with the hosts Lazlo and Slimfast. The hosts and I had a lively discussion on the issue of affirmative action and race relations. They clearly...
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Apr 27 2015

Why I Tore Up My Donation Request from Senator Mitch McConnell

I always admired Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He was one of the few Senators with the courage to stand up against Affirmative Action racism by publically opposing it in the Senate. He endured accusations of racism because he was...
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Apr 25 2015

Why My Story Has Power

I have always felt that the story of how I got into medical school by posing as black had power. I thought that I could convince people about the negative effects of affirmative action racism. Now I understand why. On...
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Apr 20 2015

My Experiences With African American Radio Shows

Ever since I went public about my story, I have encountered very mixed responses from people of different backgrounds. Particularly, the disagreements or criticisms from the African American community were most salient. Some of them have called me a racist...
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Apr 15 2015

Don’t Confuse Me With “Blackface” Mel Carnahan

Back when I was attending medical school at St. Louis University in Missouri, the governor of the state was a man we called “Blackface” Mel Carnahan. Before he became Governor of Missouri, Blackface Mel used to participate in these “blackface”...
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Apr 13 2015

Affirmative Action in Med School in the 1990’s

I had a great discussion with Allan J. Favish (@allanfavish) a highly respected attorney in Los Angeles. Back in the 1990’s he made the same conclusions about medical school admissions as I did (and Ward Connerly and Jerry and Ellan...
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Apr 11 2015

SLU’s Denial That Race Was a Factor – Do You Buy It?

“His MCAT scores and science grade point average met SLU’s criteria for admission at that time, and his race or ethnicity did not factor into his acceptance into the University,” states Saint Louis University School of Medicines’ spokeswoman in a...
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Mar 8 2015

Discrimination Is Not a Justification for Discrimination

At a recent student walkout at the University of Washington (UW) campus, Sarra Tekola, described the many forms of discrimination faced by African Americans and Native Americans including historical slavery, modern day violence, and exploitation. She went on to strongly...
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Mar 4 2015

Abigail Fisher – The Rosa Parks of our time

Abigail Fisher, the Texan who challenged race-based admissions in the Supreme Court, was called the “Perfect Plaintiff” against affirmative action because she was person of good moral character who was a victim of affirmative action. During the Civil Rights Movement,...
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Mar 1 2015

Living Proof that Affirmative Action Does Not Benefit the Underprivileged.

There is a common myth, like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, that affirmative action benefits the underprivileged. This myth is commonly quoted by racial scholars and affirmative action supports alike. In the course of my experiences posing as African...
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