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I think this prom situation signifies the growing concern of resegregation in America. According to a report by Harvard students Gary Orfield and John Yun, American schools are resegregating. The report shows that all racial groups (except whites) experience considerable diversity in their schools but whites are remaining in overwhelmingly white schools even in regions with very large non-white enrollments. This concerns me because predominately black urban schools receive fewer computers and other fundings. Also, the real world is diverse. I feel it a definate advantage that I was exposed to many different cultures and classes at a young age. I learned the difference between black and white middle class for example.
I found the comments of the prom planners to be a cop out (a diverse menu/musical selection was an easy solution). Deeper issues of racism, stereotyping, separatism, etc. come in to play here. It's disheartening.
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