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Mississippi school named after Jefferson Davis to change name to Barack Obama
Posted on 10/18/17 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 10/18/17 at 12:58 pm
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A Mississippi school named after Confederate leader Jefferson Davis is changing its name to honor former President Barack Obama, The Clarion-Ledger reports.
The newspaper reports Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate World School is in Jackson, Miss, and is a predominantly black public elementary school. The president of the school's Parent-Teacher Association told the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees on Tuesday night (Oct. 17) that "school stakeholders" voted to change the school's name to Barack Obama Magnet IB. The report did not say who the stakeholders were.
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Posted on 10/18/17 at 12:59 pm to WPBTiger
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:00 pm to WPBTiger
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"school stakeholders"
The hell is this?
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:00 pm to WPBTiger
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Barack Obama Magnet IB
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:00 pm to WPBTiger
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The report did not say who the stakeholders were.
I bet they didn't
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:00 pm to Machine
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Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate World School
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:01 pm to Ancient Astronaut
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Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate World School
I don't recall a Confederate leader with that name.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:03 pm to WPBTiger
I have no problem with this name change. Neighborhoods change over time and if those who live there want to do so fine.
The reverse is true regarding the gentrification of areas previously black.
The reverse is true regarding the gentrification of areas previously black.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:04 pm to GulfstreamTiger
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The reverse is true regarding the gentrification of areas previously black.
I don't ever recall MLK Ave being changed to George Bush Ave.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:04 pm to GulfstreamTiger
Go ahead ... sure, that'll make Jackson, MS, not suck shite.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:05 pm to GulfstreamTiger
Those that were previously 'black' were only that way since the 60's. But for the 100 or so years prior, they were 'white'
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:06 pm to Wtodd
Comprehension is not your forte.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:07 pm to MorgusTheMagnificent
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Those that were previously 'black' were only that way since the 60's. But for the 100 or so years prior, they were 'white'
Huh?
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:08 pm to WPBTiger
This will certainly cause the fine town of Jackson to do a 180
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:09 pm to WPBTiger
No problem with school name changes in general. Honestly I can see a lot of schools getting named after Obama and frankly that's appropriate.
However a general rule, I think name changes should wait until after the person they are going to be named after is dead.
You just never know.
However a general rule, I think name changes should wait until after the person they are going to be named after is dead.
You just never know.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:09 pm to WPBTiger
Cant wait for the:
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:10 pm to WPBTiger
I guess we will never see a Harvey Weinstein school.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:12 pm to TrueTiger
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I guess we will never see a Harvey Weinstein school.
Maybe, just maybe, a massage parlor, but surely not a school.
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:13 pm to Wtodd
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I don't ever recall MLK Ave being changed to George Bush Ave.
MLK wasn't a traitor to the United States.
Not sure why all the Confederate defenders seem to ignore that inconvenient fact.
It's not like we go around naming places after Benedict Arnold.
This post was edited on 10/18/17 at 1:16 pm
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