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Old 01-04-2013, 10:04 AM
 
Location: My beloved Bluegrass
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This one did what only 360 other kids in the entire nation managed to accomplish.



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But Clarke had also shown extraordinary ability from an early age. His parents, Mary Jones, a Spanish teacher at Father Judge High School, and his father, the restaurant manager, took him for an IQ test at age 4. He scored a 151.

And he distinguished himself during his time at Germantown Academy, which he attended since pre-school. Clarke is first cellist in the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, is also a member of Germantown Academy’s Math Club, a math tutor, writes for the school newspaper and is a member of the school’s cross country team.

Young Clarke is “an extraordinary young man who represents all the best things of his generation,” said Richard Schellhas, the headmaster of Germantown Academy’s Upper School, in an interview with BlackAmericaWeb. “He is smart, funny and a true Renaissance man in the breadth of his talent.”
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:06 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Of course not ALL of ( insert any ethnicity) is blah blah blah. But there are trends and raw numbers for folks who are in our prison system. The majority are minorities and in particular Latinos and Blacks. A very negative trend and not sure how it can be reversed.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Baldock, hertfordshire, England
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He looks to be the same ethnicity as tiger woods...probably had a father like tiger woods, pushing him to do better.

And he had a father. Many young black/mixed men do not.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:38 AM
 
Location: North America
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This one did what only 360 other kids in the entire nation managed to accomplish.
Because way over 51% of Americans just know that ALL black males are prison bound.

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Old 01-04-2013, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Waco, TX
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"Contrary to popular belief not all young black males are prison bound"

Robert Griffin III.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:49 AM
 
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Of course not ALL of ( insert any ethnicity) is blah blah blah. But there are trends and raw numbers for folks who are in our prison system. The majority are minorities and in particular Latinos and Blacks. A very negative trend and not sure how it can be reversed.
Actually the trend is being reversed. In many cases most people are too biased on ill informed to realize it.

When it comes to news and stories about Black Americans the media tends to focus on the negative.
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Old 01-04-2013, 10:56 AM
 
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This one did what only 360 other kids in the entire nation managed to accomplish.
If he attended Germantown Academy since he was old enough to go to school he had superior educational resources and opportunities.

Many White Americans confuse having superior resources and opportunities with racial superiority.

This young man is not so different than any other kid in America. Give them a chance to get a quality education and a healthy environment and chances are they will do well.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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If he attended Germantown Academy since he was old enough to go to school he had superior educational resources and opportunities.

Many White Americans confuse having superior resources and opportunities with racial superiority.

This young man is not so different than any other kid in America. Give them a chance to get a quality education and a healthy environment and chances are they will do well.
The potential in places like North Philly, the inner Bronx and Brooklyn, Camden, Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, etc. is limitless. It's criminal that America doesn't do anything to educate all of its citizens and allow them to reach their potential. This neglect is a major reason for the inevitable decline of this country.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:18 AM
 
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Not all but more than all the other races as a percentage. Keep living the liberal dream and keep destroying your race.
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:20 AM
 
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Not all but more than all the other races as a percentage. Keep living the liberal dream and keep destroying your race.
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