@charlie_covit Well done! I hope you will not be socially lynched. Now please tell your editors @thecrimson that "begs the question" doesn't mean "invites the question." And that "Islam" means "submission." Hope our paths cross somewhere!
Most writers don't admit to mistakes, much less publicize them so that we can all benefit. Nikole Hannah-Jones (@nhannahjones) has done both of those things with this powerful essay. I do not agree with every word (or with some underlying assumptions), but she deserves nothing but praise for bringing her daughter's story to light. Read and share widely!
https://t.co/LrBr2RiFdM
Everyone knows the really smart black kids in NYC are funneled into programs like Prep for Prep, Oliver Scholars, and similar initiatives. They are then gifted a full scholarship to attend Horace Mann, Dalton, Trinity, Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, Deerfield, etc.
The smart black and Asian kids in NYC just take very different academic paths. I don't think this is much of an issue at all.