Barber-Scotia College was the first higher education institution for Black women in this country. Today it is fighting to survive. The 144K Collective is asking 144,000 people to donate just $1.44 to help save this historic institution. Our HBCUs are not just schools. They are the foundation of our history, our culture, and our future.
Gladwell says success isn't mainly raw talent or effort—it's about opportunities, timing, and "capitalization."
Examples: Youth sports favor kids born right after age cutoffs (bigger/stronger early on). Cultural legacies matter (Jewish garment-trade history, rice-farming discipline in Asia). Western education wastes potential by not matching systems to people's strengths. We under-capitalize talent everywhere—fix that, and more outliers emerge.
Classic Outliers thesis in a nutshell.
@TheShiftJournal Everyone must solve problems and satisfy needs. Our entire educational system should be built around that. Capitilization of talent will increase profoundly if we ever get our educational system to be effective.
@TheShiftJournal Take it from someone who taught in the 2nd poorest school system in NY and then worked in the most elite public University in NY. Poverty trumps everything. Same IQ, same disability, drastically different outcomes.
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It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside | Nadine White #Racialinjustice
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