Wednesday, December 14, 2011

'If I Were a Poor Black Kid': Really, Forbes?

'If I Were a Poor Black Kid': Really, Forbes?

In an entry at her Angry Black Lady Chronicles blog, Imani Gandy lambastes Forbes Magazine for its decision to run the column "If I Were a Poor Black Kid," written by a white, middle-aged man. She describes the effort as dripping with white privilege, among other things.

The white privilege wafting from this article is so thick it’s practically choking me. I grew up in Philadelphia. I attended Girls High (as did my mother and my grandmother; my grandfather and great-uncle attended Central, back when it was still an all boys school.) I applied to Masterman (I don’t think I got in, but I can’t really remember, actually.)

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'If I Were a Poor Black Kid': Really, Forbes?
Imani ABL
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:56:00 GMT

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