This is why I don't like Ward Connerly.
This was brought to you by Booker Rising.
We ain't Connerly fans, and he reminded us why. The libertarian argued that (1) there should not be any predominantly black universities but (2) since they exist, they should not get tax dollars. We disagree on both counts. Schools shouldn't discriminate, yet there is theoretically nothing illegal about a predominantly black college. Ahem, choice and freedom of association? He completely ignored that many HBCUs are private schools. Also, that virtually every public college takes federal funds (Pell grants, loans). Either one must oppose federal funds for all schools, or support them for all schools. Yet Mr. Connerly singled out HBCUs.
Once again, HBCUs eat it in the shorts.
Since when did HBCUs discriminate against whites?
Never.
Since when has the funding of public HBCUs been equal to that of white schools?
Never.
Most Blacks with advanced degrees got their undergraduate degree from an HBCU.
Since most universities are majority white, take funding from those schools as well.
You can't tell me that there's no level of self hate involved in this.
You also can't tell me that this isn't a warning shot of things to come for HBCUs.
Posted by at November 15, 2004 08:33 PM | TrackBack
"...Either one must oppose federal funds for all schools, or support them for all schools. Yet Mr. Connerly singled out HBCUs..."
I have NOT read Connerly's treatise, but I submit it would be VERY unlike him to single out HBCU's. I suspect his position is that ALL federal funds to ALL schools be cut, and that the "singling out" is the result of selective reading.
I apologize in advance if I'm wrong.
Posted by: True_Liberal at November 22, 2004 11:03 PM