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Originally posted by Kimmie1913
I feel that you have to decide what you are trying to accomplish and choose your efforts from there. If we are trying to keep another generation of children form being lost, by God we all need open our mouths, take our legislators to task and save America's public schools. We need to volunteer our time to reach these kids and to reach these parents. It is not enough to point fingers and place blame. It is also not enough to focus all our efforts on kids going to college. While they need our support, the only way to increase the numbers who are graduating is reaching them when they are small. We have to put in work to make a difference. Not just flap our gums. At the head start center my chapter runs, it is clear that efforts to assist the parents impacts the children. Better off Black folks need to do more than look down their noses and shake their heads if they want to see a change.
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I agree with most of what you're saying here...but i don't see what Bill Cosby is doing as just "flapping his gums." Actually, there are many black people that still see this as a issue we shouldn't discuss in "mixed company." So starting a dialogue about it in my opinion is a great thing...and the truth hurts
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