African-americans self segregating at BS

Shrinkrap
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:29:18 +0000

I don’t know anything about the boarding school experience, but when my D started getting courted by colleges, she noticed the same kids at all the multicultural things. In addition to the common “not black enough” experience (and I do not mean skin color), many had no black friends. Neither of my kids grew up around other black kids, and it is far easier for them to assimilate with the races they grew up with, than their own. My husband and I wanted them in a more diverse setting so they could be more comfortable with diversity…they were like…whatever…