I wish there
was a Black Lives Matter type movement that would focus on helping low income
Black (African American) students succeed in elementary school and high
school. I wish there was a Black Lives
Matter type movement that would focus on helping all Black (African American)
students succeed with their postsecondary education.
African
Americans (aka Black People) spend too much time fighting racism and racial bigotry.
Marc Sims
Chicago
In some ways, they (Black boys) are trapped within a sociological
predicament. They begin school already, on average, behind their peers.
Often, they enter into classrooms where there are lots of other kids who
are not necessarily well behaved, where other students are struggling.
They are taught their racial and gender identity by others, including
other kids, in the school.
So they end
up actually behaving according to a script that they don't necessarily
subscribe to, but which seems a requirement to fit in and be accepted by
their peers and maybe even by some of the adults.
