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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Diversity” is a fraud—a shallow attempt on the part of wealthy powerbrokers to preserve their elite status.  That is, they embrace the façade of diversity, bringing in a few black folks (not too many) to beef up the stats that can later be used to promote the school.  Black and brown students are later exploited by the powers-that-be.  For example, a few might be gathered for a picture, later to be posted on the website.  Others might be part of a student panel, paraded on open-house nights to prospective parents.  In return, they might be given a ”safe space,” a class on Black-lesbian literature, or some other breadcrumb, but nothing that reflects a genuine commitment to the educational welfare of Black students.[/quote]
I wonder what these "Black and brown students" would think about you describing them in this way.[/quote]

Remember in the year of Floyd when the black alums of all the private schools started ranting on Instagram about their experiences? And how racist the schools were? And this is after 50+ years of the schools actively diversifying, recruiting minority students and faculty, but it was clear no matter what, it was never good enough.

Suspect same still applies today. Schools try to do the right thing, they get criticized for not being good enough. It's never good enough. [/quote]

Yes, specially at a time where Hispanics are being deported and they are not even part of the discussion of diversity as African Americans are.[/quote]

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