NNPA NEWSWIRE - “It’s backwards to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination. And it’s wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates,” said Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). Scott’s speech arrives at a time when the Republican Party is redefining itself after Donald Trump. Some in the party believe they should embrace Trump. Others in the party are pushing to move away from Trump. The party often forwards one of the few African American Republicans in Congress to deflect criticism on race. | By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country,” said South Carolina Republican Tim Scott, the only African American Republican in the U.S. Senate. In remarks that appeared to demonstrate a need to confront racial guilt and White grievance at a time when the FBI has declared White […]
