100 Percent of Black Students Graduate from Low-Income Brooklyn Public High School

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Okay so since that example of what black people are doing to "fix the problems" in the black community doesn't meet your standards how about this one then...
Group Of 100 Black Male Professionals Greet Students On First Day, Help Bust Stereotypes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-professionals-greet-kids-first-day-of-school_55e9d78be4b093be51bb647c



Looking forward to what you're going to say to rip this story.

I am an Asian and I really like this story. This idea was beyond awesome, go AAs! You can do it.

What would be really powerful would be to hear the stories behind how those men became professionals.

Probably like most other professionals. They studied and worked their asses off. Not all black men are born poor and grow up in the ghetto.

Right....BUT there are a lot of professional Black men who DID grow up poor and in the ghetto and were able to get out.

[Anonymous]

I think I am going to stick to the fluffier forums. Some of you people can take even the positive stories and turn them into negatives - especially when it comes to race. It is tiring to even attempt to have discussions with you. Stay blessed people. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I am going to stick to the fluffier forums. Some of you people can take even the positive stories and turn them into negatives - especially when it comes to race. It is tiring to even attempt to have discussions with you. Stay blessed people. LOL

+1

[Anonymous]

I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

































I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

































I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

OMG!!! You folks are too much! All that is fine and good, but do you know WHY this article was even posted? It was to rebut the CONSTANT assertions by some White people on here that AA's are not doing anything to improve their communites or to help themselves. So a person posts an article to rebut that assertion and you accuse them of wanting to be patted on the back. Y'all are friggin crazy! I mean full on batcrap looney!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

Ah yes, the world reknown white ghetto of ... where exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

OMG!!! You folks are too much! All that is fine and good, but do you know WHY this article was even posted? It was to rebut the CONSTANT assertions by some White people on here that AA's are not doing anything to improve their communites or to help themselves. So a person posts an article to rebut that assertion and you accuse them of wanting to be patted on the back. Y'all are friggin crazy! I mean full on batcrap looney!

It was posted as if it shows more than it does. No one says that NOTHING IS BEING DONE but rather that not enough is being done and at times the standards aren't what they should be. Every program like this, and there are many, one of which I have contributed too, is great but it is a very, very small number that needs to be more. Consider that you might be just taking out the top students leaving the other 95% behind. And while you are doing well for that 5%, and that number isn't intended to be righteous, might be 10% or 2%, you are hurting the ones left behind because you are removing some of the best and brightest among their peers.

BTW, you are assuming some comments are by white people when in fact that might not be the case. And, you are setting up a racial divide by color with your assumptions. Fact is there are PLENTY of people who are concerned with these kind of issues on all sides of the 'color' spectrum.

[Anonymous]

Some DCUM White people: Black people always play the victim card. Perhaps if they tried to improve their own communities instead of always blaming Whites, they could do better as a whole.

Black people: But we are. There a numerous initiatives in these communities to address a myriad of issues, including, crime, education, family structure. A number of us are involved. If you guys came to these communities, you would see the progress.

Some DCUM White people: We don’t believe it because our mainstream media of choice does not tell us that this is happening.

Black people: Oh well, here is piece in a mainstream outlet that describes an effort regarding education (a couple other people pipe in with other examples).

White people: Well, I do not see that as a positive because they hand pick, etc. And even if it is a positive, all you are doing is trying to get patted on the back for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

Ah yes, the world reknown white ghetto of ... where exactly?

NP

Doesn't have to be a ghetto, poor is poor. Two families living together, 11 people in all, in a small house the size of many apartments now days and no assistance of any kind because there was no such thing. BTDT. Crime that's associated with ghettos? No. Just below the poverty line poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some DCUM White people: Black people always play the victim card. Perhaps if they tried to improve their own communities instead of always blaming Whites, they could do better as a whole.

Black people: But we are. There a numerous initiatives in these communities to address a myriad of issues, including, crime, education, family structure. A number of us are involved. If you guys came to these communities, you would see the progress.

Some DCUM White people: We don’t believe it because our mainstream media of choice does not tell us that this is happening.

Black people: Oh well, here is piece in a mainstream outlet that describes an effort regarding education (a couple other people pipe in with other examples).

White people: Well, I do not see that as a positive because they hand pick, etc. And even if it is a positive, all you are doing is trying to get patted on the back for it.

Your problem has it's roots in self conversation and myopic focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

OMG!!! You folks are too much! All that is fine and good, but do you know WHY this article was even posted? It was to rebut the CONSTANT assertions by some White people on here that AA's are not doing anything to improve their communites or to help themselves. So a person posts an article to rebut that assertion and you accuse them of wanting to be patted on the back. Y'all are friggin crazy! I mean full on batcrap looney!

It was posted as if it shows more than it does. No one says that NOTHING IS BEING DONE but rather that not enough is being done and at times the standards aren't what they should be. Every program like this, and there are many, one of which I have contributed too, is great but it is a very, very small number that needs to be more. Consider that you might be just taking out the top students leaving the other 95% behind. And while you are doing well for that 5%, and that number isn't intended to be righteous, might be 10% or 2%, you are hurting the ones left behind because you are removing some of the best and brightest among their peers.

BTW, you are assuming some comments are by white people when in fact that might not be the case. And, you are setting up a racial divide by color with your assumptions. Fact is there are PLENTY of people who are concerned with these kind of issues on all sides of the 'color' spectrum.

I am sorry but BULL SHIT!!! People are ALWAYS saying on here that Black people are NOT seeking to inprove their communities. Or do you think we are making that up also? This is one example of MANY that can be given. You know what? Forget it....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some DCUM White people: Black people always play the victim card. Perhaps if they tried to improve their own communities instead of always blaming Whites, they could do better as a whole.

Black people: But we are. There a numerous initiatives in these communities to address a myriad of issues, including, crime, education, family structure. A number of us are involved. If you guys came to these communities, you would see the progress.

Some DCUM White people: We don’t believe it because our mainstream media of choice does not tell us that this is happening.

Black people: Oh well, here is piece in a mainstream outlet that describes an effort regarding education (a couple other people pipe in with other examples).

White people: Well, I do not see that as a positive because they hand pick, etc. And even if it is a positive, all you are doing is trying to get patted on the back for it.

Your problem has it's roots in self conversation and myopic focus.

Yea....right.

[Anonymous]

My mom used to say to me that I earned my grades for myself, not for her or anyone else.

You're graduating high school as an accomplishment and achievement for yourself, not to prove that you're smart to the white man or to represent all black people.

These graduation numbers should become the norm, not the exception.

It's a matter of national security that our American citizens become better educated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the ghetto, single parent and made it out and am doing well

I am white. no difference between me and the black kids but I am not looking for articles to be written and a pat on my back.

Ah yes, the world reknown white ghetto of ... where exactly?

NP

Doesn't have to be a ghetto, poor is poor. Two families living together, 11 people in all, in a small house the size of many apartments now days and no assistance of any kind because there was no such thing. BTDT. Crime that's associated with ghettos? No. Just below the poverty line poor.

PP is the one who made the assertion that she is white and grew up in the ghetto, not that she was merely poor. I called her out on the BS. Nevertheless your post doesn't make a lot of sense in terms of living just below the poverty line with no such thing as public assistance. There's got to be more to this story.

[Anonymous]

There had to be one, not looking good for a second.