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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Here's a perfect example -- my preschool-aged and early elementary DDs both love reading books and going to the library. We'll probably do it tomorrow, like we do on many Saturdays. We've been to many libraries all over MoCo, and every time we've gone, the kids section is mostly white and Asian kids. Where are the black and hispanic kids? Hispanics outnumber whites in MCPS, so I'd expect to see a lot of them at the library. [/quote]

Have you considered the problem is your highly segregated neighborhood? I'm going to take my kids to the downtown Silver Spring library today, like we do many Saturdays. I expect to find my children to be some of the only white children in the building, as they are most Saturdays. The majority of the kids at the library will be Black, and most of those will be first and second generation immigrants.

I'm sure the other parents at the Silver Spring library are wondering where the white kids are, and assuming that white families just don't value education as much as they do. [/quote]

So these are immigrant black families not long-term AA?  Is that what you are saying?[/quote]

No, not exactly. The neighborhood around Silver Spring library is largely first generation immigrants, not established African American communities. As a result, that split is reflected in who uses the local, walkable, municipal services.

The point is that PP's neighborhood is almost certainly predominantly white and Asian, so she only sees white and Asian families at the library. The Silver Spring library is predominantly Black, with a heavy emphasis on Eastern African immigrants. Hence, that's who is most often seen at the public library.

The point is that PP needs to get out of her highly segregated bubble. Black families in Silver Spring don't assume that white families don't value education just becuase they aren't at the Silver Spring library. In fact, I doubt they give it much thought at all. Whereas PP thinks she can make sweeping generalizations about whether Black and Latino families go to the library, based solely on her own highly segregated neighborhood. [/quote]

Nice try. Maybe you need to hang out with African Americans not immigrants from Africa or the Caribbean. There are whole colleges and majors devoted to the differences. [/quote]

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