The Lacy piece was very gripping. It's interesting that parents would, both believing they're doing the best thing for their children, would have contrasting views and motivations with respect to how and where they raise their children. While both sets of parents appreciate the need to nurture black racial identities, they go about it very differently. I was surprised by what some might call the reverse racism exhibited by the black parents. This played out when they were interviewed about their views about their children dating someone that was white. It's a matter fact that white privilege is very real in this country and that regardless of how fortunate one is economically, they will always deal with some sort of problem of racism. One interesting point in the Lacy piece is when she writes: "researchers report the majority of black believe that racial discrimination has not diminished, but increased" (216). That is a profound statement considering the history of injustice and racism in the U.S. "Both groups report that a current of racial discrimination undergirds blacks' interactions with whites" (217). It is quite sad that this is still the case. It begs the question, is this the "promise land" that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about seeing in his final prophetic sermon the night before he was assassinated? I think not. What say you?
