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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of private school kids in silver spring too. Maybe they’re the ones at the libraries [/quote]

This is such an interesting microcosm of racist thought.

Racist Assertion 1: There are no Black or brown kids at the library because their families don't care enough.

People in the Neighborhood: Actually, there are lots of Black and brown kids at the libraries near me. Maybe the problem is your neighborhood.

Racist Assertion 2: Oh, but those are probably not PUBLIC school kids.

It's like....the goalposts keep moving to placate some ridiculous and untrue stereotypes about who is an is not an involved and interested parent. [/quote]

Yep. Now imagine that this is your daily experience growing up as a black or brown kid. How stressful and discouraging that would feel. How that might make it much riskier to raise your hand in class or enroll in a more challenging course. In this culture despite it being 2019, my skin color + gender signifies not highly education or a person with authority. I have to establish my credentials to get people to listen in a way that a white male typically does not. That has been my experience since enrolling in a predominantly white institution at age 13. And it never seems to end. It’s distracting and exhausting when I have to venture from my work site to interact with other professionals in my field. [/quote]

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