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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?[/quote]

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.[/quote]

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?[/quote]

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school. [/quote]

Why is it ok that white parents have a problem with a black person leading a predominately white school but black parents have no say when a white person is appointed to lead a mostly black school?  All smoke and mirrors.[/quote]

This is exactly what I wanted to know. I highly doubt that the black parents at Amidon-Bowen wanted a white man to lead their school. I also doubt that the black parents at Garrison, Miner, and Wheatley wanted white men/women leading their school either. People from the community should have been given those positions.[/quote]

Why is this not racist ?  If I said there should only be white principals in ward 3 I would be called a racist. [/quote]

It isn’t racist given the nuanced history of race relations in this country. Let me school you on some simple history to get you caught up. There was this thing called slavery that existed and was still on the books in some states until the 1970’s. Slavery actually still exists but took on another form known as mass incarceration of black men in the prison system. There was also this thing called the Jim Crow era where discriminatory practices were written into the law as a response to enslaved African Americans being granted freedom. There was also redlining where African Americans were prevented from buying homes. You can see the effects of redlining today in Ward 3 neighborhoods. In the community of Broad Branch, an African American neighborhood was torn down to build Lafayette Elementary School. Now, let’s close this history lesson by mentioning the group that was responsible for implementing all of these horrible things; white men. It should be quite simple to see why the optics are bad for white men and white women to lead predominately black schools. It gives off a certain reminder of the oppression, discrimination and racism that black people have endured at the hands of white folks throughout history. [/quote]

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