Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind
by forapurpose on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @05:59PM
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> I believe it is generally accepted that the policies in the 70's led to the destruction (dismantling?) of the urban/poor family (yes, predominately African American).
These problems existed long before then. For example, a famous and controversial report from 1965:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Family:_The_Case_For...
The problems are largely due to systematic oppression of African-American people for generations, denying them access to adequate housing, education, income, credit, access to legal protections, and exposing them to risks of violence by the state and by white people.
Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind
by e40 on Thursday August 02, 2018 @07:49AM
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I agree, but both are contributing factors.
Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind
by forapurpose on Thursday August 02, 2018 @10:46AM
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> both are contributing factors
Which policies of the 70s and 80s contributed and where is evidence of that? I ask because I try to be careful to distinguish between oft-repeated narratives and hypotheses with actual evidence.
Unintended consequences. I believe it is generally accepted that the policies in the 70's led to the destruction (dismantling?) of the urban/poor family (yes, predominately African American).
Also, we've seen that this issue has significantly fueled the rise of people like our current POTUS.
It's a hard problem. I don't know what the solution is.