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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The principal/teacher looked ridiculous.

Bezos means nothing to those kids and why should he. He has done nothing to help them or their community and has in fact had a detrimental effect on working people in the US and other countries. Good for these kids for not giving him and his PR people the photo op they were looking for.  [/quote]

So this is the culture? They only know people giving out handouts?[/quote]

It isn't handouts -- it's cultural relevance, which he doesn't have. If they wanted it to be a more engaging visit, they wouldn't have made it a surprise, had students learn about Bezos -- good and bad -- and ask questions. He went looking to be applauded; maybe he should have gone to learn. [/quote]

White kids know black celebraties and historical figures[/quote]

Celebrities are interesting and entertaining. Historical figures are taught in school.

I would guess that most students wouldn't recognize Warren Buffett either -- and he has more ties to DC having graduated from Wilson. [/quote]

For those who followed Gawker back in the day, you will recall when their Harvard-educated white "media reporter" was covering an event in Sag Harbor and made a joking reference to "Mutton Chop Man".  Turned out Mutton Chop Man was Earl Graves, the iconic and highly visible publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, a New York fixture, and at that time the most visible black man in media save for maybe Bryant Gumbel.  And this was the media reporter. We all need to do better.[/quote]

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