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Mississippi school honoring Jefferson Davis to be renamed after Barack Obama
Posted on 10/18/17 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 10/18/17 at 3:58 pm
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JACKSON, MS - A public school in Mississippi will soon be stripped of its Confederate namesake and named after another president who parents, students and teachers say is more fitting for the school, Barack Obama.
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According to a report from the Clarion Ledger, the decision to change the name of Davis Magnet IB, a predominantly black school, comes after a vote by school stakeholders on Oct. 5. School President Janelle Jefferson announced the new name, Barack Obama Magnet IB, at the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday.
“Jefferson Davis, although infamous in his own right, would probably not be too happy about a diverse school promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to keep enslaved being named after him,” she told the board.
A demographic breakdown of Davis Magnet’s enrollment for the 2017 school lists 98 percent of the school’s students as black.
Overall, JPS’ enrollment is 97 percent black.
Full Story - WBRZ
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Posted on 10/18/17 at 3:59 pm to Will Cover
You’re slipping
Posted on 10/18/17 at 3:59 pm to Will Cover
Racism is finally over
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:01 pm to Will Cover
I don’t see that being a big deal.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:02 pm to Will Cover
I'm sure that will improve their test scores
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:02 pm to Rebel
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I don’t see that being a big deal.
I think it is a great honor. It pays respecks to a man that truly helped a demographic when it needed it the most.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:03 pm to Rebel
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I don’t see that being a big deal
Shouldn't be, but you know how these things go here...
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:03 pm to Will Cover
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promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to keep enslaved
I had know idea these kids were enslaved at one time.
This post was edited on 10/18/17 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:03 pm to Will Cover
People are so f’ing dumb
What will this change in the community?
What will this change in the school system?
Nothing
There are more important things that the school systems in MS need to concentrate on
What will this change in the community?
What will this change in the school system?
Nothing
There are more important things that the school systems in MS need to concentrate on
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:04 pm to upgrayedd
I'm not Head of the motherfuking State n**** I brought you change n**** what the f*** you thinking N***"
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:04 pm to Rebel
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don’t see that being a big deal.
The JPS school system is failing and is about to be taken over by the State. A comparable school system in the state that is doing well has 180 employees in the Administration Department. JPS has over 900. They have other things to worry about. But they're spending time and money changing the names on buildings.
BTW: the school board is elected. Of course.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:04 pm to Will Cover
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Jefferson Davis, although infamous in his own right, would probably not be too happy about a diverse school
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98 percent of the school’s students as black.
Bc we already know "diverse" doesn't actually mean diverse. It is just a euphemism for "anything but whites up in here."
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:05 pm to LSUJML
Black school in Jackson wanting to name it after Obama. I don't see the problem.
If it's the same school I'm thinking of, it is perennially ranked as the one of the best in the state.
If it's the same school I'm thinking of, it is perennially ranked as the one of the best in the state.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:07 pm to REB BEER
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had know idea these kids were enslaved at one time
They practically still are slaves, such is the oppression they face. Any liberal could explain it better than I.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:07 pm to LSUJML
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People are so f’ing dumb
What will this change in the community?
What will this change in the school system?
And keeping it as Jeff Davis will help it?
Who gives a shite what they want to name it? I'm sure it's not a white school.
This post was edited on 10/18/17 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:07 pm to Will Cover
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I think it is a great honor. It pays respecks to a man that truly helped a demographic when it needed it the most.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:08 pm to SabiDojo
It's not bothering me. If it motivates them to do better, then good for them. I could care less.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:08 pm to Will Cover
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“Jefferson Davis, although infamous in his own right, would probably not be too happy about a diverse school promoting the education of the very individuals he fought to keep enslaved being named after him,” she told the board.
Her "diversity" comment notwithstanding, she has a point. I bet Jefferson Davis would be pissed that his name is on a school with 97% black enrollment.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:08 pm to Will Cover
This is how it starts. Woke
Posted on 10/18/17 at 4:10 pm to Will Cover
OP was expecting a different reaction.
Nobody cares. Its hip to name shite after Obama.
Nobody cares. Its hip to name shite after Obama.
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