We did not forcibly push America into a better moral nation for over five centuries to be excluded and front-line others’ proxy wars.
Demonstrators carry a banner bearing words from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution during a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in downtown Minneapolis in January 2026. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
By K. Finch – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 6, 2026
Most of our nation has been in shock by the brutality resulting in several deaths of American citizens, as well as immigrants, under the “ICE Age,” carried out by President Donald Trump’s federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
This sentiment of shock is shared by most — with the curious exception of many ethnic Black Americans or American descendants of U.S. chattel slavery.
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Civil Rights Movement focused on expanding rights for all
K. Finch is a pioneer in educational initiatives, community-driven real estate developer and grassroots advocate in metro Atlanta. (Courtesy)
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(Illustration of Crispus Attucks by Ric Watkins / AJC)
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Other people of color did not share goals of equality
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Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Ryan Murphy/AP)
The ‘big tent’ is a failure. We are in the FAFO era.
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