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[quote=Anonymous]We are an AA family in a so-called big three private school.  We are fortunate that we have friends and family who do not look upon a good education as 'selling out' or 'betrayal' and that a good education is as much a right for black children as it is for white children.  This is the rule, not the exception.

It should not be generalized based on 09:00's experiences with their friends and family that all AA families share the same experiences.  When I hear people say 'acting white' or 'speaking white', does this mean blacks are inarticulate?  Does 'acting white' mean we go to work just like whites do and buy houses and cars as whites do?  Does acting white mean we go to college and graduate?  Would your friends and family categorize POTUS as acting white?

This is the 21st century and many of those old adages (acting and talking white) feed into stereotyping and fuel fire for false superiority.

However, 09:00, we agree that education is the key for our childrens' future.  Best.

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