**I must preamble this by saying that I don't flip through this magazine as much as I did when it was entirely Black-owned....sadly, it is yet another publication that succumbed to the shifty greediness innate in all crakkkas to obtain and capitalize off that which did not stem from their own efforts. But that is another thread in and of itself. Some of the writers are still pretty good despite the circumstances. And so I picked up something to read whilst awaiting the end of my shift....**
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The above excerpt states many obvious points centering around the "poor performance" of Black male youths (the focus of this thread). I believe these "stats and facts" do not permit the whole story to be told. One cannot convince me that our young Black sons are simply bad students as a whole. It is pertinent to ask why they're being depicted as such. My hypothesis is simple: Black talent and intelligence cannot be fully realized or recognized within an integrated institution. Why? Because such teaching platforms and curricula were not fashioned for us.
Anecdotes:
Back to the topic at hand, I ask you this (parent or not): Would you place your son (or daughter) in a more ideal learning environment (Black-owned and operated) if it meant their talents, intelligence, and success would come to fruition? Why or why not (ugh)?
Remember, we learn more perceptibly our values, culture & history, and academics from the people who can better relate to us. Discuss.
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The above excerpt states many obvious points centering around the "poor performance" of Black male youths (the focus of this thread). I believe these "stats and facts" do not permit the whole story to be told. One cannot convince me that our young Black sons are simply bad students as a whole. It is pertinent to ask why they're being depicted as such. My hypothesis is simple: Black talent and intelligence cannot be fully realized or recognized within an integrated institution. Why? Because such teaching platforms and curricula were not fashioned for us.
Anecdotes:
Spoiler:
I remember being labeled a "bad" kid by my 4th grade math teacher and being sent to homeroom with a pinkslip (an infraction) DAILY because I was deemed disruptive. When, in reality, that wasn't the case at all. After several parent-teacher conferences, I was able to be moved to a class that better suited my abilities.
My mother just this morning was recalling the horror of the initializationof the integrated school system. She remembers her and her fellow Black classmate's estrangement and fear at those young ages as they were removed from their Black schools headed by Black teachers into ones taught entirely by whites.
Can anyone relate to either of the above^^? Please share. There is simply a disconnect that must be addressed.
My mother just this morning was recalling the horror of the initializationof the integrated school system. She remembers her and her fellow Black classmate's estrangement and fear at those young ages as they were removed from their Black schools headed by Black teachers into ones taught entirely by whites.
Can anyone relate to either of the above^^? Please share. There is simply a disconnect that must be addressed.
Remember, we learn more perceptibly our values, culture & history, and academics from the people who can better relate to us. Discuss.
