African-americans self segregating at BS

Alexz825Mom
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:48:11 +0000

My d gets the “not black enough” or you must be like Obama- biracial, because she her skin is very light and my skin is very dark (the many shades of our community). My d has spent most of her life in an environment where she was in the minority, thus she doesnt see “color” as what defines her or others. But she was amazed at the number of students that had never had AA classmates and were not sure if she should really be there. After having a term with her in classes the attitude has changed and it seems that the color issue has been put to bed, at least for my d for now.