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Originally Posted by nwu43
Our unity rally following that article was quite impressive (we even had organizations from other schools join us), but actually many NPHC organizations did not even come out. We learned later that they didn't even think it was worth the bother, and it seems like you feel the same way? Out of curiosity (if it's true!), what do you think is the best way to respond to articles like that--? Or do you think they should simply be ignored?
Sorry, I know this isn't on topic, I just had to ask this question
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Acculturation is different from assimilation... And desegregation is different from integration...
If I thought that a "unity rally" really would change people's hearts, I would attend with full support. But how many NPHC organization were verbally requested to attend during the planning stages of the rally? How many of its members were requested to speak? What solutions are available to make the difference?
More focus groups and talk therapy to discuss what is going on? More research and statistics that say where each of us lie on some artificial scale that only tells us that the playing field where we reside is uneven?
What is there to discuss? We have been marching and singing "We shall overcome" for years and still we have obliteration of affirmative action in all universities and colleges nationwide and an end to all desegregation in public schools.
And you want US, those who are part of the NPHC, that were part of the civil rights movement who either fought to rode the bus and were affirmatively acted on to participate in a rally we deem as BS?
You aren't interested in changing until your actions say so...