dominickbrady:

There are MANY of these here in Atlanta.  They do a good job with teaching kids material that is waaaaaay ahead of the curriculum in the Public school system here in the city, BUT…the few I’ve been to are racially and gender/sexuality biased as hell.  They might have a few whites and latinos in them, but some of what they teach goes a bit too far for ME.

I have a problem with that.  I went to a Private school in Brookyln that was West-Indian centric.  We learned a lot about Island and African culture and THEY were a bit out there for me, too.

A happy medium is best.  There are schools here that give that like the Nsoromma school

Some of the others? I don’t know. I asked one of their administrators if there was such a thing as a good white person and he laughed at me.  I walked away.

nakaonwood:

Independent African Centered Education.

Great idea, long time coming but how feasible is it?

I know of a couple of places around Atlanta that seem to have that vibe, The Shrine of the Black Madonna in the West End, a lil elementary school (@ least I think it is) off Campbelton but can this really spread on a larger scale?  Maybe it’s not meant to. Maybe not yet.

Maybe we’ll just keep having these little enclaves of schools that cater specifically to our culture in tiny niches until one day people see learning our true great history as not only legitimate but as a vital pursuit.

Man I feel you on that biased tip.  I’m starting to work with a few groups around the City that want me to film promo’s for their org’s and they’re pretty much on the same empowerment tip.  They have a great message to share with the people but they seem to feel white people can’t be trusted and that is a big problem with me.  Where is the balance?  I understand many powerful white people in the past have caused a lot of horrible problems for millions of people (and many people of all races are still doing it).  But singling out the whole race is just repeating the other side of the problems that got us here.  Sigh. What is it about cats that preach knowledge of black history and hating white people…must these two things really go hand in hand?

Thanks for droppin some knowledge, man.  Every effort is a step in the right direction in my book.  Even if there are flaws.