School board member tells blacks they are ‘their own worst enemy”

[GoldTeef]

School board member kicks off Black History Month by telling blacks they are ‘their own worst enemy”

An Illinois school board member is under fire for kicking off Black History Month by posting a racist message on the board’s official Facebook page, the Daily Herald reports.

Elgin Area School District U-46 board member Jeanette Ward, wrote the post on Feb. 1 that began with the line: “Blacks have become their own worst enemy, and liberal leaders do not help matters by blaming self-inflicted wounds on whites or ‘society.'”

Ward was quoting from author Jason L. Riley’s book “Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed.”

Ward’s post continued, “The notion that racism is holding back blacks as a group, or that better black outcomes cannot be expected until racism has been vanquished, is a dodge. And encouraging blacks to look to politicians to solve their problems does them a disservice.”

At a Monday night board meeting, speakers tore into Ward’s post, calling it “racist speech” and labeling it as “irresponsible,” particularly on the first day of Black History Month.

“When we honor Black History Month, we ought to know what black history is all about,” stated Myrna Becker before adding that she was appalled by what she read.

According to Ward, who is white, she felt she was offering different perspective on Black History Month.

Danise Habun, a member of the Elgin Human Relations Commission, disagreed.

“There was nothing respectful toward or celebratory of Black History Month contained in the passage posted by Ms. Ward,” Habun said. “If her words and the quoted passage from the book is indeed to offer a fresh perspective, it appears as if there has been a failure to communicate. It continues to blame the victim, and ignores institutionalized racism. As an official elected to represent all members of the U-46 school district, Ms. Ward is to be held to a high standard of behavior and conduct.”

Ward refused to back down following the public comments, but did state that the entire board should not be held accountable for what she wrote.

She also defended the post by pointing out that original author Jason Riley is black.

“I want all people to succeed. There is one race — the human race. Did I not honor that African-American author by quoting him? I stand by quoting Jason L. Riley,” she said.

 

[Soundwave]

I hate when people try to pull that "only one race" crap

 

[Mason83]

 

[-DMP-]

Definitely gonna fill out "human" on my next application, in the race section

 

[Womb Raider]

That bytch is racist and she needs to be fired.


There's no way in hell someone who isn't black can make such comments about a culture they aren't a part of.

 

[Freedman]

 

[CarbonBraddock]

if there's only one race, why:

does one color of people get locked up at a higher rate
does one color of people get more severe sentences than the majority color
does one color of people get mowed down by cops when they aren't a real threat
does one color of people get passed over for employment
does one color of people have to deal with 'microracism' on a daily basis or outright racism
does one color of people have each of its members represent the whole
does one color of people get affirmative action, while the majority color got it first and they(majority) still complain

could go on, but the point should be made. these people that preach the 'only one race' crap ignore the reality of being black in america.

 

[Soundwave]

Definitely gonna fill out "human" on my next application, in the race section

You'll be swimming in job offers

 

[Dr. Acula]

The school board concept is funny. These aren't educators or academics. It's an elected position and is essentially the job of politicians. Which means they are often some random wacko off the street who won the spot through campaigning. They have no criteria to educate yet make vital choices in our education system. It's fukking wacky.

this is especially a problem because conservatives have made it a mission to fill the school board with typical conservative right wingers so they can, as they believe , get rid of the liberal doctrination of our schools. They consider teaching about slavery as indoctrination btw in Texas for example.

 

[YeLovesBoston]

Inb4

"You guys are always looking for something to get angry about" met with daps from Cacs, c00ns, and users who you never actually see post

 

[Unknown Poster]

I hate when people try to pull that "only one race" crap

The sad thing is...they say this. But obviously they don't believe it.

That's usually said to black folks to sway them away from working with each other and to continue to work for and support whites.

 

[Unknown Poster]

There's no way in hell someone who isn't black can make such comments about a culture they aren't a part of.

The sad thing is white people and others interject their two cents in conversations that don't concern them on here all the time.

It's that entitlement they feel. I tell them on here constantly to stop sticking their noses in places where they don't belong.

 

[TRY GOD]

OP is a CAC

 

[Dr. Acula]

Reading this chicks responses to criticism is getting me heated. It shows how her mind works. It's the start of black history month so instead of doing something every other normal person does like post an inspiring quote from MLk or something, she decides to spread her typical right wing garbage for everyone to hear and in her mind to finally chastise those negros for being such losers. Her immediate reaction to blacks is not to go positive but to go negative and use a token black conservative as cover " aren't I honoring black history month by quoting that black man?"

I hope this fried haired bytch dies.

 

[Sithlord Piff]

White supremacy creates the condition you're stuck in, then blames you for it.