The Changing Faces of Progress and Not So Random Thoughts on Branding

Dr. Cynthia Alease Smith
AfroSapiophile
Published in
5 min readJul 7, 2022

On May 21, 2022, I wrote this question and a brief commentary on Facebook:

“Here’s what I want to know. When did “progressive” become a dirty word?

When you understand that “ive” is a suffix meaning “doing or intending to do something specified,” and the root word, “progress,” then you understand they are saying…

Dr. Cynthia Alease Smith
AfroSapiophile

Anti-Racism Essayist & Educator offering discussions about Race, Racism, White Supremacy and the language used, from perspectives not ordinarily considered