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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd recommend looking into Eaton. It has a lot of diversity, both racially & socio-economically, & very strong academics. We are a biracial family & have found it to be a warm, welcoming & inclusive environment.[/quote]

I agree with this.  As a mixed race family, the first thing I would look at, considering any school, is the demographic profile.  No way I would send my kids to predominantly black school.  Eaton's demographics mirror as closely as we would like to find for our family.   If you look at DCPS you can compare school profile pages easily.  If you do want a demographic profile that is not 80%+ white don't even bother looking at Janney, Key, Lafayette, Murch, or Mann.[/quote]

Are you mixed raced? So whats the difference between a majority black school and a majority white one? Are black people an evil group of people or something? My goodness the racism and ignorance directed toward blacks in this thread is an eye opener. I'm not mad though[b] I like hearing what "others" really think about my race no matter how ignorant.[/b] It lets me and my family know what the read deal is[/quote]

Stop being so dramatic. This thread is discussing the hardships biracial children face if they choose to be labeled as biracial versus one race. There has been criticism aimed at AAs who make the self-determination of biracial children difficult. This BS about what "others" think, etc.. is over the top. What "others" think is that AAs should be a part of solution for biracial children by allowing and [b] encouraging them [/b] to self-identify as biracial. Get a grip.[/quote]

I'm biracial and just want to add that "encouragement" one way or the other is not necessary.  Some biracial ppl like to identify as black and that's okay, too.  I think being part of the solution is to live and let live; no need for anyone (except maybe kid's own family if they want to impart their own values on the subject) to be an advocate one way or the other.[/quote]

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