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[quote=Anonymous][quote]This is all speculation. You don't know anything about what AAs teach their kids, what Obama learned or didn't learn; you obviously haven't read any of his books.

I'm done with this thread. It has been eye-opening, and not in a good way.

I only participated because my DD lives here and has to grow up with the kids of people posting here, and those kids will certainly form their ideas about AAs based on what they see and hear at home.

[b]I think those who are open to learning have enough information on this thread to at least question their perspectives, and some resources to gain more knowledge if they are intererested. Those who are close-minded, well, as the old folks used to say, "Pray for 'em and keep on stepping." [/b]
One thing I learned from this thread is that schools like HUMS, Banneker, HBCUs are still relevant and need to be supported in every way. I dropped a check in the mail to my HBCU today, and I will definitely be sending my DD to at least one high-achieving, majority AA educational institution. If she is left to gain a sense of herself amongst people like a lot of the PPs on this thread, she will have a poor self-image indeed.

DD is 3, and I actually haven't yet had the conversation with her about race; at her current school, and the friends we have, it hasn't been an issue. But I will definitely start the conversation soon, so she will learn at home the truth of her heritage, the strong people she came from to have survived so much persecution and still produce so many great people, and so she will recognize BS like a lot of what has been posted here for what it is and be able to put it in its proper place in her psyche -- the trash can.[/quote] I agree.  I'd suggest, however, that there HAVE been some productive comments on both sides, and that you might also benefit from questioning your own perspective, as you put it.  It's a two way street.  [/quote]

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