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The Generic Racism Thread 1: Lift Every Voice and Sing

Towards ending yet another form of systemic racism.

Today, across the United States, nearly 40 percent of the millions of people disenfranchised by a felony conviction are Black. This means, as the Vera Institute of Justice explains, that “Black Americans are disenfranchised for felony conviction histories at rates more than four times those of all other races combined: more than 7 percent of Black people have been disenfranchised, compared to just 1.8 percent of people from all other races.”
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Just another day in a red state.

Parents of Black students in the fourth and fifth grades at Bunnell Elementary in Flagler County are upset, saying their children were targeted for underperforming on standardized tests.

Only Black students, whether low scoring or not, were called into an assembly Friday.

“Two races were divided. White and Black,” said a Bunnell Elementary School parent who did not want to be identified.

“You left the white children to continue their education, and the Black children had to go out to be talked about the consequences of not being successful,” she said.

The students were presented with a PowerPoint the district shared with WESH 2. One page is called the problem: “(African Americans) have underperformed on standardized assessment for the last past three years… Only 32% are at Level 3 or higher.”

The anonymous parent recalled what her daughter in fifth grade told her.

“‘They want our grades to be higher, and if we get a higher grade, then we will be rewarded with McDonald's or Chick-fil-A,’” the mom said.

In addition, the parent and others we spoke to off camera said staff running the assembly made these alarming comments to the children.

“If they're not successful when they are older, they could end up being killed or go to jail,” she said.

The parents say they were not told anything about the plan to single out students of color as though they and only they are what's bringing the school down. The mother we spoke to on-camera says her daughter scored 4 and 5 on recent assessments.

“It became racial for me when they included and boxed all of the Black children together no matter if they were below average, average or above average,” the mother said.

And she says several of the higher-performing Black students, including her child, were called out.

“She felt embarrassed because she had to go on stage. She had to go on stage and made it seem like she was better than them,” the student’s mother said.
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Better than they.
 
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In speaking with Mrs. Evensen, it is clear there was no malice intended in planning this student outreach. However, sometimes, when you try to think 'outside the box,' you forget why the box is there.
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You "forgot" the history of systemic racism in the US which persists to this day and is being actively reinforced by half the political order including your sitting Governor?

Huh.
 
Just finished reading King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig. Longish but worth it. Extensively researched, including a treasure trove of previously unavailable recordings, memos, letters, phone messages from the offices of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, FBI wire tap recordings, etc. One of MLK's most remarkable characteristics was his unflagging belief in his cause and in the human capacity for good. Still, in an interview with David Halberstam not long before his death, an exhausted and dispirited King said, "Most Americans are unconscious racists."

Most. Is there reason to think that has changed much since 1968? So when the curtain on the voting booth closes . . .

edit: Actually, I think there is reason to think things have changed, since we are a more diverse group. In some areas.
 
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