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Originally posted by DELTABRAT
An Af.Am person with the same scores, same grades and eveything doesn't get in and we "learn" to just say "Maybe it wasn't meant to be?" No, we KNOW it's because of our skin color. However, do we press charges and sue, no, we move on to the next campus/job
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I don't think MB will close. The accreditation issue means they have to get some things in order. One of which may me grades others of which may be purely bureaucratic.
It's goin' down! Y'all ready for a revolution?
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Your first point is quite inaccurate as much of what we have as a result of Affirmative Action is a direct result of legal action. And, we continue to bring racial discrimination suits all of the time.
As to the second point. Test scores are not the only problem. The last administration mishandled money so poorly that the school is millions of dollars in debt. And, since losing its accreditation, it has lost federal funds and is under investigation for mismanagement of these funds.
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The only thing that can save them would be something along the lines of "Bill Gates" money. Something, I personally, don't see coming in the near future. The MBC admin. saw this coming and should have made preparations to shut down the school in time for their students to transfer to other schools.
It is the alumni who are so proud of their HBCUs that should be as eager to support them and ensure that they never have to close their doors. We should not shoot the messengers as the headlines, so far, have told no lies.
As for Afirmative Action-- the sooner we get that monkey off our backs the better off we will be. As Love Spell 6 said, we are not even the greatest beneficiaries. And, most of us have not benefited from it at all, so what exactly are we holding on to? Affirmative Action is an illusion. And, with the information and resources that we have available at our disposal today, it is absurd to argue that we need to be given the benefit of the doubt when we do not perform at a certain level. Instead of talking about how hard it is to be Black in America, we should actually live it and worker harder for what we want.
Too bad for MBC, but for some reason, I can't seem to feel sad.