Walter P. Suza

1 week ago | amestrib.com | Walter P. Suza

Walter Suza Special to the Ames Tribune “A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored.” – John Adams The 1964 Civil Rights Act paved the way for affirmative action that mandated federal contractors to “not discriminate against any employees or qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, private as well as public organizations committed to balancing the ethnicities of their...

2 weeks ago | amestrib.com | Walter P. Suza

If you have voted, you must be aware that each party dreams of full occupancy of the three branches of our government. Democrats as well as Republicans wish to dominate the entire government. Who can blame them? It is hard to agree to disagree – to pass bipartisan laws, laws that meet the needs of conservatives as well as liberals. Bipartisan bills, in this day and age, are becoming the American unicorn.

3 weeks ago | amestrib.com | Walter P. Suza

Walter SuzaSpecial to the Ames TribuneI recently visited the Great Emancipator. Before reaching the National Mall, I walked by the White House where a diverse crowd congregated for selfies. It was as if the people couldn’t care less that those inside the white building didn’t give a squat about diversity, equity and inclusion. At the Smithsonian Museum, thoughts about Trump’s Executive Order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” came to mind.

1 month ago | amestrib.com | Walter P. Suza

Walter SuzaSpecial to the Ames Tribune“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr.And to be a star is to be among billions of other stars among billions of galaxies in the universe. To be the universe is to also include rivers, oceans, mountains, Earth, moon, the solar system, the Milky Way, the entire dark-blue-frigid-radioactive-space.

1 month ago | amestrib.com | Walter P. Suza

Walter SuzaSpecial to the Ames Tribune“I see trees of green, red roses too, I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.”The words are from “What a Wonderful World,” a jazz classic recorded in 1967 by Louis Armstrong. How such a world could be possible for someone who lived in a segregated America – and how the legendary Black musician saw such a world in a year of nationwide riots over racial injustice – is beyond comprehension.