Some people look at Michael Bennett, the defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks who is now kneeling during the national anthem, and see someone who is heroic.
Others look at the people working to remove Confederate statues from public parks and see people who are earnest.
But what matters about such actions people isn’t whether people engaging in them are brave or sincere. What we should be asking is whether their actions will actually make any difference? Black Americans lag behind most other ethnic groups in education. Will the actions of Bennett and others help close those gaps?
