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Kind of Blue

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5. So you mean that we have to wait another 15-20 years

Reply to brush (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:11 AM

Nov 2018

and to become minority majority to finally move past discussing the obvious, that segregation still exists and how to kill it? I didn't see the whole segment of the panel discussion but the Baldwin question of over 50 years ago just lingered.

I have no inside census data.

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Segregation is dead, how long, how violent, how expensive is the funeral [View all] Kind of Blue Nov 2018 OP

I'm a minority in my county greymattermom Nov 2018 #1

I'm sorry but I don't understand your response. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #2

You're getting ahead of demographic trends. Whites won't be under 50%... brush Nov 2018 #3

So you mean that we have to wait another 15-20 years Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #5

Of course we don't have to wait to fight against it, just stating demographic projections. brush Nov 2018 #7

Okay, thanks for your feedback. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #8

Maybe because you are not experiencing racism yourself everything looks fine to you . No problems lunasun Nov 2018 #4

Thanks, lunasun. I thought that's what she meant Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #6