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We generally have good race relations Condoleezza Rice discusses race in America today AL.com
I find myself in general agreement with her. What are your thoughts on her remarks?
Rice, who grew up in Titusville, a middle-class neighborhood in southwest Birmingham, said the race problems that do exist today can be attributed to poverty.
"We do have a particularly bad mix when race and poverty come together," she said. "That's where many of the problems we're seeing today really reside – when there's a lack of opportunity, when there are neighborhoods that are violent, when generations after generations of kids have grown up without stable homes, where they watched violence every day and where they must feel it's a million miles from where they lived to where I live."
For years, Rice has been a vocal supporter of advancing public education. She started a program within the Boys & Girls Club organization called Center for a New Generation, which is an after school enrichment program for kids in underprivileged areas. Last week, she spoke to 40 Woodlawn High School students in Birmingham and co-chaired a benefit luncheon for Birmingham's A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club.
"I'm black. When people say this is all about race, I say, 'No, the great majority of black Americans are doing just fine,'" said Rice. "But there are a lot who aren't because of race and poverty. That's why, for me, education is so key because if you can equip a child, no matter their circumstances, with a high quality education, then they're going to be able to take control of their circumstances."
I find myself in general agreement with her. What are your thoughts on her remarks?