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President and CEO of the NAACP, Ben Jealous lists out his reasons for joining a lawsuit against parents who want a charter school in their community. The only problem is that he leaves readers with more questions.
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As you know, the Obama’s exercise their free choice to send their kids to the Sidwell Friends School in the Washington area. Nothing wrong with that. But why does his party fight so hard against your choice as parents?
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Over this weekend, I finally viewed the documentary “The Cartel” and to this day I am still shaking my head over what I both heard and saw. This was a documentary that covered the state of public education in New Jersey (a state that ranks near the top of amount spent per child). While most [...]
When the NAACP protests AGAINST Black parents, it shows that it is no longer an organization that supports Black interests. The teacher’s unions could not handle this battle alone, so they had to get their black dogs out to do the barking.
Instead of attending county colleges, Ben Jealous
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Drop the NAACP from that title. This is what happens when you do a post at 1am.
Usually when there is a national discourse about something unrelated to race, it takes folks a minute or two to find that missing link between the current issue and your great, great, great grandma who was whipped by “Mister”. If a racial element is not being mentioned, chances are that race is a factor. [...]
And you wonder why Obama sends his kids to private school.
This is EXACTLY why when I hear my people complaining about how our kids are not getting a fair shake in public education due to (enter your racism-flavored conspiracy story here), I tend to question it more than actually believe it.
The city of Atlanta is practically owned and operated by Black folks. It has largely [...]
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Two stories based on deep research (yeah, deep alright) are once again making their annual rounds in the media.
It seems that both the media and now local district officials now presume to know more of what’s best for the American people than the people themselves.
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“Add nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner’s name after Bill Cosby’s on the list of celebrities signing on to help Detroit Public Schools recruit and retain students.
Joyner broadcast his morning show Monday from Renaissance High School, telling listeners on WDMK-FM (105.9) that he was supporting the district’s ‘I’m In’ campaign to attract more students to [...]
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