Gene Marks of Forbes published this article online yesterday. It’s basically a “recipe” for success for poor black kids. But Marks was NEVER poor black kid and writes the article as if the privileges he has as a middle-class white male are available to people from low SES backgrounds.
I like this response by Louis Peitzman from the Huffington Post.
And just because a small percentage of people have been able to rise above their circumstances because of hard work/education/etc. does NOT mean it’s possible for everyone.
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Tags: education, racism, social justice
