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Originally posted by IceColdAce06
Go to any campus today, and you will see people congregate with people similar to them. It has nothing to do with being excluded from the other groups or denied access. Do you think that it was really any different? Well except for the fact that racism was blatant and in your face, it isn't. The need for them to support each other was even stronger than it is today.
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The foundings of BGLOs as a whole are partially rooted in being excluded from predominantly white GLOs. I urge you to do some extensive research about this.
Racial and ethnic minorities, when given the opportunity, often branch out to form affiliations and networks with non-racial and ethnic minorities. They maintain their group ties (which is why people congregate with those who look like them) but they also wish to take advantage of other opportunities. This is why the centrality and the influence of the Black Church, BGLOs, and orgs like the The Urban League have decreased over the years. People have more options now.
That is "racial and ethnic inequality 101."