Bloggers on Brown
As May 17th approaches, articles on Brown v. Board of Education aren't just coming from the professional media. We'll make an effort to keep track of some of the commentary that emerges from the blogosphere as well. To begin,here is a post from Crispus:
With the 50th anniversary next week, everybody and their mama is writing about the landmark "Brown vs. Board of Education" case and the aftermath. What's in this This brief article about "Brown's" benefits:
- Just 15 percent of black Americans 25 and older were high school graduates in 1952, the year the high court took the Brown case. The graduation rate stood at 79 percent by 2002, the latest year for which figures are available.
- Sixty-nine percent of black children 5 and 6 years old were enrolled in school in 1954. By 2002, 96 percent of black children ages 5 and 6 were enrolled in school.
- Twenty-four percent of young black adults 18 and 19 years old were enrolled in school in 1954. Their enrollment rate rose to 58 percent in 2002.
These are good stats, so of course we won't hear black "leaders" or intellectuals hype it up, and then further build upon our strengths to increase the good news. They yawn at good stats, and dwell endlessly on bad ones. But fact remains, W.E.B.'s "Talented Tenth" has now become the Talented Twentieth. Yet much work remains, especially given some of "Brown's" negative effects....
A quick spin through the blogosphere also produced these posts. Some are brief pointers to other sites, some excerpt books, and others include original commentary:
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