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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Embrace education.  Walk the walk.  No more of this attitude that academic success = "acting white" crap.  That's utter nonsense.  [/quote]
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Not all black people do this.
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I am AA and my DD has been told that she's "acting white" by other black students at her school - she's in a public middle school.  The comments about black kids segregating at school is very complicated and painful. It is difficult for a child to manage their feelings and not feel hurt that your own race doesn't accept you because your "hanging with those white  B___s"  What ends up happening is that by high school and even college those kids feel like they have to prove their blackness and explore those relationships, unfortunately it sometimes means the end of their white friendships.  This happened to me growing up.  As an adult I know how faulty my thinking was back then and now enjoy strong relationships with folks from a wide range of backgrounds.

I've had countless conversations with my DD about maintaining her relationships with her white friends many she's known since K and to not fall prey to what others have to say about her smarts.  It's too easy to say go make friends with white people.  Also it's important to understand that some black kids don't have other white people in their lives, outside of folks in authority roles.  Because we live in a pretty segregated community, I think it's difficult to have an expectation that kids living in a space where they only interact with one race can form real relationships with another race.

The social aspects of race relations among kids is very complicated, so have some compassion and understanding.  And I'd ask the adults on this board to really examine if they indeed have strong relationships with other races/ethnicities, strong enough to serve as an example for your kids.  [/quote]

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