skeebercat
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1 edit | My old HS in national controversy...
This made local news last night and now is starting to pop up nationally.
»www.dailytrojan.com/article.do?i···06v.html
Out of the current 1800 some students there, maybe 70 are black. When I graduated in '88, we had 1600 students and 6 were black. Knowing the mentality of that area, I could easily see this as a prank gone bad... 
(edit) just made CNN.com too... »www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/01/22···dex.html 
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jplove71
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1 edit | said by skeebercat  :
Out of the current 1800 some students there, maybe 70 are black. When I graduated in '88, we had 1600 students and 6 were black.
Sounds similar to the statistics from my highschool. Although I graduated in '90. But that is pretty pathetic on the school administrations part for punishing the kid that was supposed to be a recipient of the award!
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cmhbob
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»www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/ne···6426.htm
»www.theiowachannel.com/education···ail.html
»www.chronwatch.com/site.asp?id=5685
The editorial at USC hit the nail on the head, especially when the writer quoted King's "Dream" speech.
The ChronWatch article is good too.
I feel for the kids. I think they were trying to make a political statement, and it backfired on them. I'd be interested to hear what the black students at that school have to say, but apparently the school has issued a gag order. Have to wonder how they think they're going to silence a kid away from school though.
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untroubled1
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said by skeebercat :
This made local news last night and now is starting to pop up nationally.
»www.dailytrojan.com/article.do?i···06v.html
Out of the current 1800 some students there, maybe 70 are black. When I graduated in '88, we had 1600 students and 6 were black. Knowing the mentality of that area, I could easily see this as a prank gone bad...
(edit) just made CNN.com too... »www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/01/22···dex.html
What's the big deal? After all, he was born of African parents IN South Africa. Maybe it's just another genetic condition like Michael Jackson has? :0 
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tiger72
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| said by untroubled1 :
said by skeebercat :
This made local news last night and now is starting to pop up nationally.
»www.dailytrojan.com/article.do?i···06v.html
Out of the current 1800 some students there, maybe 70 are black. When I graduated in '88, we had 1600 students and 6 were black. Knowing the mentality of that area, I could easily see this as a prank gone bad...
(edit) just made CNN.com too... »www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/01/22···dex.html
What's the big deal? After all, he was born of African parents IN South Africa. Maybe it's just another genetic condition like Michael Jackson has? :0
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ArchAngel21x
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This whole African American award thing is sick. It's doesn't matter what color you are, either you graduate or you don't. If you graduate you get no more, and no less, recognition than anyone else. That's how it should be.
When I was in high school, there were clubs made specifically for minorities. I can understand a chess club and photography club, but to form a club for black or Hispanic people? WTF? I wish a white student would have started a Caucasian club just to see what would have happened. Equal rights my ass. We are now facing reverse racism.
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BurntCricket
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How about a student that is Egyptian, Libyan, Algerian ??
Most from above the Tropical of Cancer although they are not "black" are indeed Africans.
Kinda sounds like unless you are a Black African you ain't a real African.
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skeebercat
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Exactly right! Political correctness has set us into a mode that seems to be more discrimatory than ever before... |
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