🇺🇸 Educating black boys l Al Jazeera Correspondent
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2012
- Al Jazeera presenter Tony Harris takes a personal look at Baltimore's inner city and an education system that has failed black Americans.
Baltimore, Maryland has come to be known as 'Charm City' because of its harbour, which attracts a vibrant nightlife and thriving tourism business.
But just beyond the harbour's calm waters is one of the toughest and most violent inner cities in the US.
Baltimore is also home to Al Jazeera presenter Tony Harris and in this episode of Al Jazeera Correspondent he takes us on an up close and personal journey to his old neighbourhood to witness the challenges facing black youth today as they struggle to get out of the dead end of life on inner city streets.
Most of the crime in Baltimore is committed by black males with other blacks as victims, making black males an easy target for the police.
And many believe that the stereotyping of black kids starts at an early age in the US - as early as grade school. In this film, Harris examines how the education system has failed black boys and reflects upon why he managed to make it out successfully while so many of his friends did not.
A visit to his former high school reveals the desperation felt by both the pupils and the teachers.
"School and criminal justice systems biased against black boys; all echoes of my childhood. But I managed to avoid the trap of Baltimore's cycle of poverty and violence," he explains. "But now I was going back to my hometown to get to the bottom of what I considered the new civil rights fight in America - educating black boys."
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I live in ky and it is the exact same way. i have 3 sons who are 27, 22, and 15 who i raised as a single mother. my sons are blessed in that they were raised in a reading household where reading was just something you do..my mom was a lover of books which she passed on to me and i passed on to my kids..and even though my boys are smart, good and i know where they are, what their doing i still worry, pray that theyre not in the wrong place at the wrong time and arent harassed by the cops
@ Lisa Derrick - blessings to you. I’m sure your boys are proud and grateful for a mom like you. ✊🏼🙏🏼
Very interesting report. The black community also has its part to play in promoting educational content in the media that will inspire black American children to learn to.
I love Tonys style, I am very excited to watch this.
Here's an idea to prevent a child from going through the same hardships you did, not having that child in the first place. It's a difficult concept to close ones legs.
chippla vandu , you hit the nail right on the head!
Amazing story
This deserves millions of views more than it has!
Excellent story
Pretty good doc. Makes me want to go back and finish college.
Do it, if you haven't does so!!! Getting a good education will transform your life and I can attest. I had only one grade when I left school at the age of 18 and was only able to get a job as a cleaner and the way people treated made me want to go back to school, which I did at the age of 21, and get better grades and then go to university(that I manage to do through hard work). Now I work as a high school science(a subject I love) teacher all thanks to getting a good education. I do hope you went back to finish university(college for you Americans).
“My dad left the family when I was 6 years old”
A familiar story Among Black children. It’s as if Black men are afraid of fatherhood. 🤷🏾♀️
You are so right! What were your parents thinking?
Education first comes from the parent, the parent shapes the view on education so if it’s not enforced then this what you’re going to have.
Heroine epidemic of the 70's gave birth to the crack epidemic of the mid/late 80's and 90's, so don't blame it all on the last generation, this is a continuation of an older problem.
What are you doing or not doing as a parent that you didn't teach your child to identify the numbers 1-10 at home, before school even started. Too many people think that they are not responsible for co-educating their children along with the school system. Do people read books on parenting, or do they spend all their free time watching dumb ass tv programs. Parenting is a job, and like any job you need to prepare for it and while you have it, you improve your job skills so that you can advance. And if you are aware enough to complain about your child's education then you are intelligent enough to take it upon yourself to do something to improve it. Also a good job is not enough. Business ownership is what is necessary. If your parents or relatives own a business, you most likely as a youngster will have a job and activities that will keep you occupied and out of trouble.
People do know how hard it is to raise a child and that's why they tell you not to be a teen mother. But when you're young and think you're grown and you're going to do what you want, this is what happens over and over again.
There are injustices, but we also have to take on part of the blame for the conditions that exist. And we also have to be instrumental in the remedy.
I can accept much of your position so long as we agree the system is anathema towards poor folk. Take America (and other nations) The Walton family is worth 128 billion, trump aims to give them 52 billion, also his health care has massive tax cuts for the yacht owners. Imagine where the money could've gone. The states spends the most on military despite the Soviet fall.
Oh tiny Finland which I admire! Used to be #1 replaced by the equally small South Korea.
Anyone who blames others is weak and should take responsibility. They need to speak properly from starters
@@TheKeithvidz The Finnish system is brilliant because they only recruit the best to become teachers. In Finland, it's much harder to become a teacher than to become a lawyer or a doctor. On the other hand, South Korean children spend WAY TOO MUCH TIME studying. They start at 06.00am and don't finish until 11.00 pm at night. Ridiculous. Such a system can only produce automons. I live in the UK. The UK education system is decent, but it depends on the school you go to. There is a two tier system in place; Private schools (fee paying) and Comprehensive (non fee paying. Some Comprehensive schools are decent, but as a parent you've got to stay on top of things- supervise homework, and set homework and mark homework during the holidays. I like the US system because it doesn't rush children through school, although any students interested in STEM have to amp their ante early in order to secure a place on Advance Placement classes).
@Cris is Bliss Well said!
since it is so easy to prove...
"It's all in the game yo'"- The Wire
R.I.P Eddie
If school quit pushing failing student to the next grade level without mastering the skills they need to advance .
no... not everyone knows what that means... what does "go get the switch mean?
27:30 "style"? Did she mean swag? LOL
I wonder what's changed ten years on
Thank you Al Jazeera for tackling a topic that the 'PC' American media won't touch, particularly that lack of fathers at home.
YOure a cool guy
I HAVE A BRAIN AND A HEART TO THINK FOR MYSELF! I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHERPEOPLE ARE DOING IT IS ALL ABOUT ME AND MY FUTURE!. SOME PEOPLE DO NOTCARE ABOUT YOU! SO READ STUDY LEARN TO PLAY CHESS. BE A NERD, SPEAKPROPER ENGLISH, DRESS LIKE CARLTON BANKS AND DANCE TO TOM JONES!.
Educatin' those boys.
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This is when keeping it real goes, Wrong! Education or not where are the jobs when you do all this education?
4@kyzesniper A well educated person creates their own job/jobs. Sheeple on the other hand, look for employment.
school choice now
end the drug war
It isn't mentioned here (at least not yet I'm still on minute 27) the racial discriminatory law at play with regards to crack - "Penalties against crack possession increase by 100 times the penalties of powder cocaine possession". This highlights the fact that the lower class (usually blacks in this case) are more likely to be jailed and longer for possession of a drug that is cheap and accessible to them (crack), while cocaine is the drug of choice of those who can afford it, i.e., whites
Home training
It's not speaking weird, it's a different register.
The vid focuses on one Black single Mother home, with her and her sister raising both sets of kids. Her son was shown clearly to be "slow." We then get from the Black principle of Fredrick Douglass HS that half his students were not reading at level, and not as a "regular" HS Diploma would mean. Principles that dont know how to get the teachers to teach, and how to stomp out the"dont act white" taunt if you do homework, it will not happen. Look to black schools and subcultures that do the job right, like Jamaican and Nigerian families. It aint rocket science! These are human children. Fire the durn bad teachers! Its not going to happen in my lifetime, though, because they're stalwart members of Black Teachers Unions in Black run cities. So, that being said - just keep doing documentaries.
Great video, unfortunately Mitt Romney is gonna reverse the progress made by Obama
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please tell me, how old are u? what is your level of education? then if u have any scientific training, i would like u to give me a formal scientific proof of your statements.
Wow. This video needs historical context. Read The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson just as the beginning...
With all due respect brother, to be fair your not exactly perfect. Referring to her as a 'shitty mom' isn't respectful. She lives in a rough place, life isn't easy you know. Furthermore her son has problems as well which do affect his learning.
go make a better one if you got so much to complain about with this one
All this guy is talk about himself, this "documentary" is just an ego trip , if you read this don't waste your time watching this.