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You don't know what to do VERA? You are a parent and you don't know what to do! Call the school principal and express your concern and about kids not being properly supervised at West High School. They will listen and talk action. your opinion sure counts. All it takes for evil to perpetuate itself is for good people or people perceived to be good to turn a blind eye. In the good old days every child was was everyone's child. Alas!
PETER W.VAKUNTA
DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND ITALIAN
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
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"The day will come when history will speak... Africa will write its own history... it will be a history of glory and dignity." - Patrice Lumumba
----- Original Message -----
From: VERA R CROWELL <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, May 4, 2007 12:07 pm
Subject: Re: FW: The Myth of "Acting White"
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Muhammad, Adrienne
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:55 AM
> > To: 'African Association of Madison'
> > Subject: RE: The Myth of "Acting White"
> >
> > I'm really sick of this "acting white" stuff. As a parent of a son
> of
> > African descent, born in this country and raised in Madison this
> > analysis has always bothered me. I have always emphasized academic
> > achievement for him, and this is from a legacy of being raised by
> > African American parents and a community where this was always
> > important--and still is, despite the propaganda.
> >
> > I am truly concerned about what is happening with our children in
> > Madison, especially in high schools, many are not faring well. High
> > school was a difficult time for my son because I have always taught
> him
> > to be proud of his African/American heritage so he was conflicted about
> > "fitting in" with other African American kids and doing well
> > academically. Fortunately, he chose the latter, and had many conflicts
> > with other kids but no one ever accused him of "acting white."
> >
> > He is now attending an HBCU (Morehouse) where academic achievement,
> not
> > baggy pants and other such things, make one popular. (His pants
> are a
> > little less baggy but we still fight over this--but he's excelling
> > academically).
> >
> > But I feel for our kids, almost every day on my way to work I pass
> a
> > young African American boy standing outside of West high school by
> > himself, at a time when I know he should be in class. He is very dark
> > skinned and is overweight and looks sad. I imagine what his life is
> > like and how he might be stigmatized. I wonder why he's not in
> class.
> > I
> > don't know what to do--but it's been really bothering me...
> >
> > Adrienne Rakina Muhammad
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: African Association of Madison
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of VERA R CROWELL
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:33 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: The Myth of "Acting White"
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> > Please read these. Our children are depending on us and we need to
> stop
> > buying into the "acting white" mythology that serves to absolve the
> > majority culture educational administration from making a real
> effort
> > to
> > educate our children. It's easier on them if they can blame the
> kids for
> > not educating themselves.
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/magazine/12ACTING.html?ex=1260594000&e
> > n=37bb3e44882a21bc&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
> >
> > http://www.kent.edu/Magazine/Spring2007/ActingWhite.cfm
> >
> >
> >
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> > down from the mountains and poured on the sleeping villagers.
> > This took a great deal of time."
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