Why Isn't Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News? Where Is the Black Political Class?

[proud2BlibKansan]

If some racist made an inappropriate remark about the First Lady or her children our national "civil rights leaders" Obama fans all of them, would be all over that. But standing up for ordinary black children is something our leaders just don't do much any more. When was the last time you heard Sharpton, Jealous or any of that tribe inveigh against school closings and the creeping privatization of our schools?

Why Isn't Closing 40 Philadelphia Public Schools National News? Where Is the Black Political Class?
By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon

In what should be the biggest story of the week, the city of Philadelphia's school system announced Tuesday that it expects to close 40 public schools next year and 64 by 2017. The school district expects to lose 40% of current enrollment to charter schools, the streets or wherever, and put thousands of experienced, well qualified teachers, often grounded in the communities where they teach, on the street.

Ominously, the shredding of Philadelphia's public schools isn't even news outside Philly. This correspondent would never have known about it save for a friend's Facebook posting early this week. Corporate media in other cities don't mention massive school closings, whether in Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, or in this case Philadelphia, perhaps so people won't have given the issue much deep thought before the same crisis is manufactured in their town. Even inside Philadelphia the voices of actual parents, communities, students and teachers are shut out of most newspaper and broadcast accounts.

The black political class is utterly silent and deeply complicit. Even local pols and notables who lament the injustice of local austerity avoid mentioning the ongoing wars and bailouts which make these things “necessary.” A string of black mayors have overseen the decimation of Philly schools. Al Sharpton, Ben Jealous and other traditional “civil rights leaders” can always be counted on to rise up indignant when some racist clown makes an inappropriate remark about the pretty black First Lady and her children.

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[RKP5637]

1. Part of it, I think, is there is sooo much BS that goes on in this

county, anymore, that should be addressed falls by the wayside. Maybe it's just overload by all of the outrageous activities anymore ... people/organizations are getting worn down. Much as with women, much as with teachers, much as with many in the population being steamrolled.

On it's current track, this country is going to be in an absolutely deplorable condition in the 21st century. I am sooo fed up with seeing/hearing teachers being kicked around by the system.

Yep, the US will lead the world in the 21st century, as the nation with #1 billing as being the most illiterate.

And if it can't make bucks for MSM, MSM isn't interested. Maybe MSM thinks the closing of 40 Philadelphia public schools isn't enough of a $$$ draw, but they will give attention to fluffy trivia instead.

[Quantess]

2. It's this privatization stuff that I don't trust.

Privatization of our military, privatization of our schools...where does it end? And it only adds to the taxpayers' costs. K & R

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. I completely agree.

Wish I knew when it will end. It's moved beyond frightening.