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I am a college educated black male in Akron, Ohio who believes in the power of education!
When are, we, as a people, going to start
working with our youth to eliminate the lies
that are fed to them by the media that prevent
them from achieving to thier fullest potential?
When are we, going to stand up and fight the
idea, pervasive in our youth, that if you are
excelling in school, in advanced classes and
dominating (academically) you classmates,
you are “acting white”. This idea is absurd!
Throughout history, we have pushed education
when it was forbidden upon pain of death! Even
during Jim Crow, we created over 150 colleges to
serves our children when the mainstream ones
refused to let us in. When mainstream businesses
refused our money, we became entrepreneurs and
set up thriving districts such as Little Hayti in
Durham, North Carolina and Black Wall Street in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. This all happened, because we
educated ourselves, either formally or informally!!
Now, after our people fought to open doors
to the mainstream of American intellectual life, a
thief come in the night to steal the victory and
perseverance from our kids; the idea that academic
excellence is “acting white”, our ridicule of our
brothers and sisters who strive for educational and
professional excellence. As they go forward in their
academic accomplishments, we have Black idiots
taunting them with the label “acting white.” Do not
confuse professionalism or academic excellence with
“acting white.” One has nothing in the world to do
with the other. In fact, those Black folks who do not
encourage nor support their fellow Black students or
Black businesses are actually the ones “acting white.”
They also act white when they do not sound their
objections or defend against other races that
denigrate their Black brothers and sisters, or when
they mistreat their own Black people with the same l
ies, injustice and incorrectness as white supremacist
do. Those who are accusing other of “Acting white,”
are simply being %#&@$!ish, or, put a better way
“stupid”, themselves!
I issue a challenge to everyone! Check
you state’s, your individual district’s, your child’s
school’s status on proficiency tests. You will see an
great gap in the performance of black and white
students. Check the ACT, SAT, AP, and other tests.
With affirmative action about to go off into history
and the standards rising, we must reaffirm our
intellectual tradition. Start reading (newspaper,
books, magazines, etc., use the public library, etc.).
As a special treat, give your kids gifts certificates for
bookstores. Take your children to museums, galleries,
parks, etc. We must challenge the idea promulgated
through BET and throughout history that all we do is
play sports and rap!!
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