Being Black Means We Have to be 200% Better
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Sorry to have to say this, but your meme was as racist and biased as the one you ranted about.

Your claim that black physicists are somehow looked upon by whites as inferior is insulting. As a 67 year old white man I happen to think ALL people are capable of achieving anything they want.

A prime example is Dr Ben Carson. He started life living in poverty with a single mother who could not read and went on to become the head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns-Hopkins Hospital. It was not easy, but it is not easy for anyone to achieve that.

You achieved great success in your life, too. I find it incredulous to think you would whine about lost opportunity. It seems to me you were given that opportunity and grabbed with gusto. Good for you. I salute your determination.

To end, let me say I happen to be a great fan of DeGrasse-Tyson. I watch him in TV every chance I get.