News about Shelby Steele

Since defending Professor Leonard Jeffries in a newly discovered op-ed from his time in college, Hakeem Jeffries has been "clearly" that he does not reveal his uncle's anti-semitic views. "I've made it clear that I did not endorse any of the controversial views that were voiced by my uncle more than three decades ago, not now.' Not ever. Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in reaction to a query from DailyMail.com, and "either significant" is also significant. "I've said, my track record and public service, as well as the black and Jewish communities that proudly represent in Brooklyn, are among the many communities in which I work.'

DAVIS: Jeffries writes these resurfaced essays in the hope of bringing an end to the 'existing white supremacist educational system and long-standing historical distortion.' The backlash was described by the author as 'high-tech lynchings.' And that's not all. When the Black Student Union at Binghamton University invited Leonard Jeffries to speak at the school Hakeem, then an executive board member of the student union, was all for it! A Jeffries' column not only condemned his uncle's right to speak (I'd like to hear him speak out against conservative speakers on campus today), but also slammed black Americans in a threatening way. We now live in dangerous times. Political divisiveness is giving way to political violence. We need cool heads in Congress, smart leaders who can articulate passionate opposition without preaching hatred. I find this appalling as a black American and a centrist.