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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest
Unfortunately this generation of African Americans (and I'm sure there are some exceptions) don't know who they are and really don't care to know.
In working with high school students and even the undergrads currently, I have discovered (and these are just my observations) that this generation is the "We are the world"/I just want to be like everyone else/I have no respect or regard for those that came before me (even though I'm standing on their shoulders)/ I don't really care to learn my history, that's the past/ it's not that serious (because nothing regarding the preservation of our culture is serious)...generation.
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I believe the ones who don't know and don't care ARE the exceptions (just like crime ridden neighborhoods tend to be overrun by the minority of the residents or visitors who are criminal).
These exceptions are clueless and blindly "we are the world-ish" because parents and school officials have FAILED them. This is why a strong family unit where kids are challenged to build knowledge and understanding is important, even if kids refuse to read those Black History books parents insist on buying. The way info is disseminated and received changes with each generation so adults need to get with the program.
Every generation calls the generations after it "the lost ones." It's just like how BGLOers who get a few years under their belt talk about "the confused youngins." That has always made REAL old school folks like ladygreek chuckle.
