The arguments made in this piece are purposefully disarming and they set up a precarious trap.
If an observer and critic like me makes not that TODAY the Black community now resides in the 'Mission Accomplished Moment' as erected by many of those who are now calling for additional reforms, making note of how much their present day message sounds like that which they said in the past - which provided them their present control - I am said to be standing in the way of the best interests of the Black Community.
It goes without saying that everyone loves kittens and that the same amount of people believe that America must educate all of its males as a critical part of building up the society that we all desire.
The problem comes when the best of INTENTION attracts "the keys to the kingdom" and we see that those who have struggled to achieve this controlling interest did not focus enough upon the operational realities that were involved in obtaining this desired end.
In fact, even today, we see evidence of these same forces who can enumerate all of the damage received by the Black community from the failed school systems in too many of the places that we reside in high concentrations also seen as the force who are protecting the SYSTEM as the quality of the educational services received by the students are the secondary issue to the debate among the adults with disparate views.
The attempt to nationalize education is a failed one. Education in its most non-industrial form is the relationship between the student, the instructor the parent and the community. The information communicated between each of these players in the ecosystem and its related alignment with the needs and goals define the quality index of the education that is afforded.
It is unacceptable for the Black Community to travel forward as if nothing has happened in our immediate past. We are asked to believe that the long term history of racism and oppression has had a more deleterious impact upon a Black child born in 1998 than the educational services provided to her since that time has been able to surmount.
The choice to rile up our people on yet another mass migration movement, which, despite being compelling - has ultimately learned nothing from its past "struggle motion" is not something that I am interested in supporting.
MY OPPOSITION and critique did not cause the previous movement to fail. The presence of oppositional voices merely provided a target for those who were more interested in enforcing unity to obfuscate toward.
Where is the framework for this forward movement OTHER THAN the notion that "America can't afford to have a high level of ignorance"? This tells of AMERICA'S benefit and BUY IN.
Where is the corresponding requirements from the CONSUMERS who are being told that they will benefit?
WHAT MUST THEY DO ON THEIR PART?
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