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Correcting structural problems is noble and necessary work. I am talking about personal values that help individuals succeed in reasonably fair environments where others have succeeded previously.

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Your distinction between African American History / Studies notwithstanding what you don't get is that it doesn't make a damn difference. What does matter is that anyone and everyone feeling anguished in either case is invited by DeSatan's Stop WOKE Act to use the court for fun and profit at your expense.

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On another black history topic, I'd like to put in a plug for a new museum going up in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. As you might know Mound Bayou was founded after the Civil War by black people. It became very successful, especially in the cotton industry. Booker T. Washington called it his favorite city because it showcased what black people can achieve if whites will get out of their way. The town eventually faded due to various factors.

Local people are developing the Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History.

It's in a donated school building and the organizers have already gotten two excellent -- disturbing to white people like us -- exhibits. We got a tour last spring and were really excited to hear their plans and see what they've gotten done so far. It's a great story.

Mound Bayou, the Museum and Booker T. Washington seem to fit the general thread of Glenn's programs. Interviews with the organizers would be a good addition to the converstations.

https://www.moundbayoumuseum.com

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It seems to me that CRT is saying that the biggest determinant in one's life is one's race. I would agree that race is a very important issue, but It seems to me that one's values are the most important determinant in one's life. If one truly values education, hard work, family, honesty, modesty, thrift, and aspiration, one has an excellent chance of "succeeding" in our society no matter what the race. It may be easier for whites, but others with these values can flourish.

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CRT explores structural racism. One example would be that there is a higher maternal mortality rate in Blacks, even when corrected for income and insurance. This led to explorations of whether ignoring complaints of postpartum Black women could be a factor.

https://apnews.com/article/black-women-maternal-mortality-rate-df872e86c4bb56ef222b19141dc377f8

CRT looks at the impact on systems on Black people. Do you object to such research?

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Not at all. Studies very useful and important. Need just as much emphasis on values. I don't know how to do that easily. Any suggestions?

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CRT analyzes how structures impact lives. If the structures are flawed and can be corrected, that would be a statement of values.

If drag show story time is considered more of a threat than assault weapons, that is another statement of values.

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How about getting Chris Rufo on the podcast to discuss DEI and CRT?

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I enjoyed the discussion. Both Charles and Donique are a breath of fresh air.

I was surprised (disappointed) that there was no mention/discussion of the Woodson Foundation's K-12 black history and character curriculum. https://woodsoncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Woodson-Center-Curriculum-Downloads-web.pdf

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Take a 23 and me test, and then tell me what you are.

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IMO the very concept of race has no more validity than does astrology. Our societal problem is that racism IS real and IMO it occurs because America has marinated in the false idea that race is a real concept for 5 centuries.

Teach the historical facts, teach that the idea of race is complete B.S., teach how racism today harms everyone, and teach how our use of dog-whistle words perpetuate the false idea that race is a valid concept.

We have have ancestry, most of us can point to other places in the world. That's factual. Let's honor those facts and not let them be new code words for a B.S. concept.

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The issue here is the appropriate way of teaching black history with facts vs Critical Race Theory. Some teachers stretch the truth with personal narratives, for example, leading to upper-middle-class black students believing they're oppressed which is absurd.

CRT was initially created as a college-level course and has been taken out of context with the study of black history. Whites have been very active and aggressive in taking over the school boards and going overboard with censorship/banning books. It only took one parent to submit a complaint to a white-dominated school board, which removed a Biden inauguration poem from an elementary school that was written by a charismatic young black girl.

Racism hasn't disappeared. Prejudice and power are racism, a measurable socioeconomic relationship between groups. Europeans got the head start with the genocide of the indigenous, billions of acres of free indigenous land that was taken by force and violence, abundant free African labor by force/violence/indoctrination, colonization, Jim Crow, and apartheid policies.

The "Red States" have recently passed legislation to remove local and state-elected black officials in several states, including judges and district attorneys who don't match to the beat conservative policies.

The gutting of the 1964 Voting Rights Law has led to abusing black representation and reducing influence. The States of Texas and Mississippi have overreached in implementing extreme policies that negatively affect African Americans. Structural racism is still alive and well.

Prejudice and power are racism. I've traveled extensively around the world and noted no colorblind societies, including America. Blacks are always at the bottom of the racial hierarchy which has been constructed by the Europeans using pseudoscience for the past 5 centuries.

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*who don't march

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IYO.

Unfortunately, genetics.

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The discrimination would change to being based on eye color

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Great idea but no one is going to pay you to write books or make speeches along that line. The grift will continue.

The good news is that each of us can make constructive choices. Maybe starve the beast.

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