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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
What does this mean to you? Well, since it sounds like all African Americans have no respect for education and decide to live poorly and never amount to anything, I guess my question to you is, young man, where are you getting this "information"?
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The nice Lady Pi Phi asked a question, and I responded:
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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Any speculation to why this is? I'm curious.
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In part, and I know there is some improvement, it is related to the out-of-wedlock births.
No father means no money, which means no books in the home, no quality family time if the mother is working, children raised by grandparents, etc.
It's also related to attitude: if you think your problems are caused by others - and your leaders continually reinforce that thought - you're not likely to get your butt to work and pull yourself up by the shoelaces.
"I am somebody" should be replaced by "I got a job"
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AKA - Monet: You've accomplished a lot, and had a supportive family.
I would ask you why you - an accomplished student - got bad marks on the SAT and GRE? I've never understood why some people, who do well in class and on regular tests, cannot do well on the big standardized tests. Any thoughts?
And both Spellman and Morehouse are great schools, and great contributors to our Atlanta community.
Geography wise: Tate County is way up in the GA mtns., famous for marble quarries, probably 100 miles from Marietta, an Atlanta suburb.