You know, people are often tired of black people "complaining" about our oppression over the years but maybe it is because nothing was done to attempt to rectify the situation. Every "victory" we've had has resulted in us being "given" something we should have had to begin with. We were "given" our freedom, "given" the right to vote, "given" equal opportunities. But we were never given any compensation. Some might say that money doesn't change the fact that it happened and they are right. But I don't believe that any person in this country who is African-American should be paying to go to a public college or university. America could take a financial loss and give us that much but they won't because knowledge is power and that is what the system will not give us. So instead they give us drugs, booze, and a media image that leaves us at a loss in terms of self-esteem.
I know nothing will change but I wanted to throw in my three cents.
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Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
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