It’s time to remember and act upon once again the principles that we fought the Civil War over.
While most Republicans are floundering over their long-held promotion of racism for political gain among angry whites, one large organization long rooted in the south – NASCAR – has affirmed its commitment to an inclusive environment at its events. Is this sincere or just a desire to escape the political maelstrom now sweeping across the land as attacks on blacks continue unabated with the stars and the bars as a symbol of white racism?
Ask NASCAR about what it has actively done to integrate the sport and its businesses over the decades – once you get past the self-interested ticket sales aspect of its alleged minority policies. How many black drivers are there in NASCAR? How many black team owners are there in NASCAR? How many minority owned businesses participate in its prosperity? True, there is considerable risk for NASCAR given its southern fan base for it to become more proactive in fighting racism.
NASCAR said in a statement today that it would continue its previous policy as being against the use of the Confederate Flag in any official NASCAR capacity, a flag of dishonor in our view that was first used during our bloody Civil War that was fought over slavery.
Simply put by NASCAR, “all fans are welcome at our races.”
It is not that simple, though. NASCAR needs to lead the laps run against racism, not hang back on the track while the leaders against racism charge ahead.
