Arthur Fletcher, the 6 feet 4 inch former defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams and republican architect of affirmative action, died at 80 years of age this past summer. As the head of the United Negro College Fund in the 1970’s, he coined the phrase, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” In 1996, he ran for the presidency of the United States after fellow republican Robert Dole repudiated affirmative action. Neither Fletcher nor Dole won the White House but the controversy over affirmative programs is as heated after his death, as it was in his lifetime.
"So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and
each member belongs to all the others." - Romans 12:5
each member belongs to all the others." - Romans 12:5