How young men of color mattered to a rural Midwestern community Sometimes in our nice white rural Midwest, racial resentment comes wrapped in a kind of folksy and passive-aggressive humor. I learned this as a college head football coach at a small university from 1985 to 1992 and as I began to recruit young men from all over the country to be part of our team. Shortly after I arrived in town, a prominent member of the community asked me about all the "cans" I was bringing to the community. I was confounded. Then he enlightened me: "You know, cans — like MexiCANS, AfriCAN AmeriCANS, Puerto RiCANS." I told him that ... Continue reading... https://www.startribune.com/how-you...ed-to-a-rural-midwestern-community/573431831/ | Find in Internet Archives | [google]How young men of color mattered to a rural Midwestern community[/google]
