In honor of African American History Kelsunn Communications is excited to present this re-play of this exclusive interview. Our founder, Silas, “Your E-Journalism Social Work Advocate” conducted this with The late Dr. Fletcher, "Father of Affirmative Action" who was, interestingly enough in town to do a Lecture at Stony Brook University. Silas conducted this interview in 1993 while studying broadcasting at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY. In case you didn’t know, the "Father of Affirmative Action" was “An African-American, Republican. His name was, the late Dr. Arthur Fletcher. Listen to the interview to learn what he had originally called Affirmative Action, which we know the Supreme Court ruled in unconstitutional in 2023. Also, In these tumultuous times with the recent EO’s banning DEI in Gov’t Institutions and many corporations getting in “lock-step it is important to look at the connection between the two to have a better perspective.According to the “American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity (https://bit.ly/3Ql5uVE), ”Affirmative Action and managing diversity go hand-in-hand, each reinforcing the gains of the other. Without affirmative action’s commitment to hiring and promoting diverse employees, organizations would rarely have the diversity of staff to reach a stage where differences are valued and diversity is effectively managed”. World-renowned Stony Brook University, in Stony Brook, NY is referenced on the website as contributing the following, “Stony Brook University’s discussion of the relationship between affirmative action and diversity addresses the results sought by both approaches:Affirmative action is numbers oriented, aimed at changing the demographics within the organization. Managing diversity is behavioral, aimed at changing the organizational culture, and developing skills and policies that get the best from everyone. Affirmative action opens doors in the organization while managing diversity opens the culture and the system. Managing diversity does not replace affirmative action; rather, it builds on the critical foundation laid by workplace equity programs.”