Pretending That Education Is for White People
During slavery, Black people were not allowed to read and write. During segregation, Black children had old, torn and raggedy books and poor facilities while their white counterparts had the good books and the better facilities. In this country’s history, Black people were made to believe that education was not for them, and so now we have debates over the value of it. Getting an education is a good thing. Education can lead to wealth and a better lifestyle. We have to believe that having good things is not synonymous with whiteness. Black people can be educated, and it does not make that person less Black.
Why this couldn't fit on a single page is beyond me.
because they make money every time you cllick a page. they make me sick with this, too.
There is no such thing as black people. What are we hiding from ? The truth ?
what R U talking about?
Interesting, to say the least. Posting regardless.
Why do we today have the following languages, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italy, Sicilian, Romanian, Albanian, Sardinian and etc?? Could it neither of them could speak and write in proper Latin??
Farntella Graham where is this nation of so-called blacks and what language do they speak? Black is a crayola color !!!
The idea that a talented tenth was going to return and help anyone died before DuBois died. Loosely those who thought and pretty much still think that they are some type of elite pretty much believe that they no duty to help anyone but themselves. I do not think Du Bois invented perceptions that talented people have some type of duty to help people. I think he proposed it could work if that is what numbers of folk want. But no one wants to help anyone talented or not.
I respectfully disagree. We come back in the form of teachers, Lawyers, doctors, etc. We are not always well received, however. Don't get me wrong, I know plenty of people that don't do as they should, but I probably know more that attack you when you go home and try to uplift. Ask yourself, why do we celebrate prison releases more than we celebrate college graduation?
GTodd Taylor I was fortunate to have a job that put me on the so-called front line. I find people respect sincere communication. But there were no sustained efforts at uplift from so-called black anyone. I was it. For instance the statement that people celebrate prison releases more than college graduation is a good example of the stereotypes people have of certain population pools outside of their background. Prison releases should be celebrated, what's the deal? But people always loved and bragged on people graduating from high school, and graduating from college. But then in every setting I have been in at one time it was a we, but now mostly me have put people ahead of the game. Whether was in a work situation, getting out of high school or college. Or bringing peace to a so-called crime area. I do have serious skill set, but more important I am not selfish or self centered. And though some people do not believe in uplift, I use their skill base which is delighting in crushing people to get rid of the cultural elements who celebrate pimping people. So collectively we are not soft, but individually if we had a modest group of people who believed in uplift we could move the world, as a lot of this has happened on a micro level.