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“by positing white anti-black racism with certain reactions by African-Americans, the article is setting up the reader to think that Africans face discrimination from African-Americans at (almost) the same level as anti-black racism?”
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“Generations of black and Latino students attended de-facto segregated inner city schools and legally segregated schools in the South. Most graduated, went on to college, and became successful in business and the professions.”
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“How did they so easily convert Brown from an opinion championing racial equality into one that countenances—even requires—continuing racial inequality and segregation in the name of the Constitution? The answer is simple: through abstraction.”
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“KIPP is showing us the weakness of the idea that brown children can only learn together if they are middle class or in a classroom with white students. That idea is a little 1975.”
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“there have been disturbing incidents of a cultural divide growing between some Canadians. Already this year in Quebec, an 11-year-old girl was ejected from a soccer tournament in February for wearing a hijab.”
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“Singapore experienced racial riots this day in 1964 and today schools commemorate the day to remind the young of the importance of racial harmony as a key pillar for Singapore’s success and survival.”
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“The unwillingness to allocate resources and time for deeply reported, long-form writing is visible even in the Indian press’s coverage of the new economy, business, and the fast-growing Indian fashion and movie industries.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of
ccch wrote:
The gist I’m getting is: one shouldn’t mention/dwell on how AAs can discriminate against people from their own race, albeit different nationalities. Well, WTH!. I’m an immigrant from the Caribbean and can assure everyone that this sort of prejudice is alive and well and no less harmful than prejudice directed from another racial group. My problem with AAs and black people generally is that because of our history,we tend to sweep too much under the carpet, scared of dealing with our own faults, in case others stop seeing us as victims, but are very vocal whenever the very same behaviour comes from a different ethnic or racial group. Wrong is wrong. Wake up and deal with it and I guarantee we’ll start “owning” our responsibility to humanity.
I never did understand the concept of bussing as I subscribe to the belief that diverstiy, while productive in it’s own right, can also be an hindrance, especially in narrow minded USofA. I’ve always believed that what was lacking in lower income neighborhood schools was qualified, caring and passionate personnel, that being because the incentives (loans) weren’t competitive, although one would think that helping to educate a child would (should) be the most satisfying reward…
Kudos to Singapore…….it’s great to see a Country admitting and working on their issues for the good of all!.
Posted 05 Jul 2007 at 6:56 am ¶
Jeanette Michelle wrote:
Racism will never go away. The world feeds on it and lives by it. This world was created to have one group of people (blacks) subdued and the victim of hatred. Unless you’re of black ethnicity, you will never understand. Black people ignore racism just as much as white people provoke racism. Who is considered the shoddier? The one who ignores and pacify racism or the creator of racism? Racism will never end until people of color learn to accept and respect themselves and say we are not going to take this any longer.
Posted 04 Oct 2007 at 10:27 pm ¶