Harvard plan 'blacks only' graduation ceremony - "It's not about segregation".

Black people can't segregate themselves when they're the ones marginalised in society.

How can a white person/ another person of colour partake in an event that is designed to celebrate the success of black americans in prestigious education?

That's such an utterly backwards-thinking mindset.

What has that got to do with the article? you do realise the OP has twisted it as he usually does. Its no different than the story last week where the 15 black male students who got into Cambridge took the photo together.

They dont understand because they havent been through the struggle (they caused it)

There's no point man. Many white people struggle to understand the socio-economic and racial struggles that marginalised groups such as black people face when trying to make it in life. They preach progressiveness whilst ignoring the racist system.

The discussion has strayed from topic because many posters keep suggesting that the solution to racism is that "my people" and "your people" stick together when in actual fact the quicker people realise that everyone is fundamentally the same and has very similar aspirations we can start tackling racism with a single minded determination.

They dont understand because they havent been through the struggle (they caused it)

They dont understand because they havent been through the struggle (they caused it)

What if you're mixed race and look more white than black. Are they not allowed in? lol

'murica is so racist lmao.

****ing lol @ 'muricans

3rd world country for real.

Current white people havent caused it, but yes, many lack the understanding. People need to learn to appreciate that black people are doing well instead of crying about how they arent allowed in to an event for black celebration.

So the blacks that do keep their "slave owners'" surnames... hate themselves?

Current white people havent caused it, but yes, many lack the understanding. People need to learn to appreciate that black people are doing well instead of crying about how they arent allowed in to an event for black celebration.

They're like the only ethnic group that do this stuff lol.

African americans are also the only ethnic group to directly descend from slaves, descend from people who lived through generations of segregation laws and finally become free recently.

I'm not white, I'm from a minority background in the UK, one that faces its fair share of problems but the answer remains to unite rather than group together. When ever someone calls for progressive ideas posters assume they are white and have all the privileges, an racist viewpoint in its own right.

Not true lol. This shits happened all over the world and is still happenning. Slavery hasn't ended.

They were stripped of their culture and heritage by white/european people and lost all their identity. When they were freed, the only thing they had was their slave owners surnames. This is basic history really.

African americans are also the only ethnic group to directly descend from slaves, descend from people who lived through generations of segregation laws and finally become free recently.