I know I have been guilty of this…….I guess it’s my own
internalized racism.
My sister and I are often laughing at my mom regarding the
messages she has provided over the years. We call my mom the Black bourgeoisie
(bougie) who still institutes her own from of the paper bag test. I often refer
to my mother as Julia (Black TV nurse played by Diahann Carroll) because we
always had to be the first “Negroes” in our neighborhood (which also meant a
lot of fighting….I guess this place a big factor in my definitive thoughts on
right, wrong and racism.
But, I digress; my racism comes into play when I hear of
black kids being accepted into Ivy League Universities. http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/04/pf/college/immigrant-accepted-all-ivy-league-schools-harold-ekeh/
I tend to think of them as the exception rather than the
rule. My SH—TUFF!
I have been an honors student for most of my academic
endeavors…forget my freshman year of college – I’d just moved to Cali and I
didn’t give a damn about too much other than leaving my beloved hometown. But,
again, I digress; I had to check myself and my thinking……..I have received and
accepted the color line for so long that I truly believed that certain schools
weren’t for Blacks….Now, I’m not delusional, I know this young man WILL have to
face some challenges because his very presence will challenge the status quo….but
hats off to the brother and I hope he will challenge the status quo….
Without education, you
are not going anywhere in this world.
Malcolm X
EDUCATION is the
medium by which a people are prepared for the creation of their own particular
civilization, and the advancement and glory of their own race. Marcus
Garvey, The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
Education is the
passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Malcolm X
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