Reading and math competency chart broken down by race and state. Black Americans are doing pitiful.

[Lurkio]

The sad part is how do you even begin to turn this around in our current state?

the simple answer is to probably promote 2 parent households that place a tremendous value on education…but how do you get this message across to this generation and get them to accept it when all they’re bombarded with is dysfunction?

coz that’s who we need to turn it around…and that goes for all black youth in the western world btw…it’s not too late but it’s getting pretty dire

 

[B86]

Lol@Black Americans getting blamed for this

Non-FBAs Black students are doing great?

It's not our fault? Do we not

If you learned about systemic racism then your parents never needed to tell you "it held us back," that conclusion is easily observable from the environment and using basic logic. If someone has a good headstart, you will have a hard time catching up, and they can continually out perform you generation after generation especially if they control your environment.

Learning about racism/white-supremacy gives you the tools to navigate this environment. We will always be diminished because we do not control it, but we can definitely put ourselves in a better position by understanding how groups practice anti-Blackness.

Giving a quick modern example of how we are held back:

County assessors raise taxes on predominantly Black neighborhoods while keeping property taxes low in White neighborhoods. And even when Black homeowners realize this and appeal they either lose or aren't given the right tax rate.

Ok, so now I see. You're straight up "it's the white man's fault". I won't even respond again because you keep coming with the excuses.

 

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dont even remind me

i got so much shyt for reading books or speaking in full sentences

This is truly embarrassing. We still got black folks that can barely formulate a coherent sentence but know how to cuss up a storm. I remember seeing a video a few months ago of these little ass kids (iirc one was in diapers) cussing out some police. Every other word was a swear word

 

[Rekkapryde]

Absolutely embarrassing.



I still remember this dude asking me if I was trying to be white because I said I needed to study for a test for an upcoming class

Where is this dude at now?

 

[Gloxina]

Socially, Black American's aren't dealing with enough to neglect a basic education. We aren't talking about Calculus 2 here, these kids can't even read the very basics. That's not systematic racism, that's a home and cultural issue.

Poor parents can have smart, highly successful kids, it happens all the time. Funding won't fix the issue. It starts with the culture and the hunger for education.

 

[Matt504]

Issues are not in a vacuum. Every race has bad parents but them you add other issues they don't face that are prevalent against black people and you get a bigger issue. This is logic.

I'm with you, my issue is with how in so many of these threads the predominant conclusion is that this is solely a parenting problem. What’s even more concerning is that many of the people reaching this conclusion are (allegedly) Black themselves.

The chart we're discussing highlights a much bigger issue. It shows that educational achievement disparities exist across different racial and ethnic groups, with Black students consistently appearing at the lower end, even lower than Native American students in many cases. This pattern can't simply be reduced to individual parenting failures.

Yes, parenting matters, there’s no doubt about that. But when you see an entire racial or ethnic group struggling across the board, regardless of geography or other variables, it points to deeper systemic issues.

 

[Tair]

It's not our fault? Do we not

Ok, so now I see. You're straight up "it's the white man's fault". I won't even respond again because you keep coming with the excuses.

I see you contributed to the low reading comprehension rates back in your day.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

I’m talking about the ones who actually went high school.

Gee, I wonder what factors could've caused that to be the case and how the numbers compare between those who were able to complete their education versus unable

 

[Secure Da Bag]

You gotta look at the poor state of these schools in minority areas. Which don't get adequate funding from the Government.

School Districts That Serve Students of Color Receive Significantly Less Funding

edtrust.org

Not Baltimore. Last I heard, they were getting record funding.

 

[_genocidecutter_]

Not suprising

 

[romeodunn]

The sad part is how do you even begin to turn this around in our current state?

the simple answer is to probably promote 2 parent households that place a tremendous value on education…but how do you get this message across to this generation and get them to accept it when all they’re bombarded with is dysfunction?

coz that’s who we need to turn it around…and that goes for all black youth in the western world btw…it’s not too late but it’s getting pretty dire

Would require a culture change

Nigerians, Ghanaians, Ugandans, Kenyans and even Caribbean Blacks often over achieve and do quite well academically.

Like you said, promoting a two parent household and encouraging affluent people of color to try and invest more in underfunded public school systems could be a good start.

 

[Geordi]

Their parents are probably in here complaining about "cac science", reading articles wrong, and saying Terrence Howard is a genius.

 

[Tair]

Their parents are probably in here complaining about "cac science", reading articles wrong, and saying Terrence Howard is a genius.

I don’t know what that bullshyt means and don’t care

I’m proudly uneducated in cac science

 

[Lurkio]

I'm with you, my issue is with how in so many of these threads the predominant conclusion is that this is solely a parenting problem. What’s even more concerning is that many of the people reaching this conclusion are (allegedly) Black themselves.

The chart we're discussing highlights a much bigger issue. It shows that educational achievement disparities exist across different racial and ethnic groups, with Black students consistently appearing at the lower end, even lower than Native American students in many cases. This pattern can't simply be reduced to individual parenting failures.

Yes, parenting matters, there’s no doubt about that. But when you see an entire racial or ethnic group struggling across the board, regardless of geography or other variables, it points to deeper systemic issues.

I think ppl bring up parenting and culture change because that’s something we can control…it won’t fix everything but it’s a start…it might take generations to reap the full rewards but maybe by then we might have enough power and influence to affect systemic issues?

 

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Where is this dude at now?

I don't even remember his name. Just the dumb screwed up face he made when he said it. He seemed to be completely baffled and disgusted
It was a mix of