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Reply to "African-American parents - where are your kids in school and how are they doing?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I can totally relate to PP. My youngest DD is one of two AA in her Kindergarten class, the other is a boy. She has curly hair and never wants to wear it out, begs for us to straighten it, etc. I recently overheard a conversation she had with her older brother about heaven. She said, if I can wish for whatever I want in heaven, I'm going to wish for white skin and long, straight hair." My stomach sank. I grew up with black-nationalist parents (both from D.C. but think Panther party, roots-reggae band jam sessions, and dyshikis (sp?)). I have a huge supply of "black is beautiful" speeches that I can fire off at any given moment. It's just a matter of reiterating these messages often enough to counterbalance the inundation of messages that reinforce and reiterate American society's preference for "whiteness." [/quote]
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