Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support...
by duxup on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @10:23PM
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Framing is a challenging problem but you are right that it is important.
Locally we have a lot of black immigrants, they of course have a lot of challenges. They often get lumped into a "black" group.
But looking at the statistics closer indicates they are making fast progress in many areas, similarly to a local immigrant Asian population made many years ago.
However, the local African Americans generally are not making a lot educational or economic progress.
The differences are striking and really change where you think more / different resources are needed and what is going on for a given group.
Re:Talking about white privilege causes reduction in support...
by fmajid on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @11:00PM
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I read somewhere that the vast majority of black students in elite universities are either biracial (like Obama) or of Caribbean descent, not of former US slaves.
Locally we have a lot of black immigrants, they of course have a lot of challenges. They often get lumped into a "black" group.
But looking at the statistics closer indicates they are making fast progress in many areas, similarly to a local immigrant Asian population made many years ago.
However, the local African Americans generally are not making a lot educational or economic progress.
The differences are striking and really change where you think more / different resources are needed and what is going on for a given group.