[Scorpio Rising]

Black intellectuals who have a mind of their own and don't allow themselves to be controlled by the Democratic Party plantation mentality have my highest respect. Especially if they are older. First they had to hurdle barriers already in place and then they had to face the hatred of many of their own because they decided to blaze their own personal and intellectual trail. I have greatly enjoyed reading not only Walter Williams but Thomas Sowell too. I wonder if I could have been as steadfast as these unique scholars if I had walked in their shoes.