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ORIGINAL: domiguy

It would depend on if there are any black students in these high schools wouldn't it?

I agree that it was not very well thought out. There should be some ramifications. I hope the guy doesn't get the boot.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Are you saying that white, latino and asian students would not have benefited from meeting such a man as this esteemed scientist? Because, at the risk of sounding racist to some (and on that note, i could care less what they believe) i do believe these other students would have benefited from the experience, if for no other reason than to have it up close and personal that a black man can become anything he works hard to become. There is too much of a prevelence in the belief among the young that black men can aspire to be sports heros, actors, rappers and politicians, but not much more. A very wrong perception. One every student would be best to have pushed aside by the presence of such men as "black University of Michigan scientist"

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ORIGINAL: BoiJen

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Are you saying that white, latino and asian students would not have benefited from meeting such a man as this esteemed scientist? Because, at the risk of sounding racist to some (and on that note, i could care less what they believe) i do believe these other students would have benefited from the experience, if for no other reason than to have it up close and personal that a black man can become anything he works hard to become. There is too much of a prevelence in the belief among the young that black men can aspire to be sports heros, actors, rappers and politicians, but not much more. A very wrong perception. One every student would be best to have pushed aside by the presence of such men as "black University of Michigan scientist"

Yeah...in the Detroit area being a black politician isn't much different than being a well accomplished street thug. Detroit was rapped repeatedly by Kilpatrick and they voted for the fucker more than once. Then again, I think his ass is in a large part responsible for the way Detroit looks right now.

Gangsta is as gangsta does.

boi

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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

Now Jen, you have to give credit where credit is due. Mayor Young had Detroit well on it's road to disaster long before Kwamie the Clown hit the scene. But now we have a new leader who is going to tear down the bad neighborhoods and build farms. Should be interesting to see where that takes us.