Comments on: What is So Wrong with Living in the ‘Hood? http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/ Thugs, Feminist and Boom Bap Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:38:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: thelady http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-10911 thelady Sun, 10 May 2009 16:02:00 +0000 http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/#comment-10911 I went to Cleveland, OH public schools. These schools have a 33% 4 year or less graduation rate. This proved true in my household. My brother graduated in 5 years. My sister got a GED. I was the only one who survived and had a traditional graduation. My mother could not afford to move to the suburbs or send us to private school. She instilled a love of reading in us but sometimes the peer pressure and school environment is too much. I had a healthy stable home environment but it was obvious that many of my classmates did not have this luxury and it showed in their behaviour. I went to Cleveland, OH public schools. These schools have a 33% 4 year or less graduation rate. This proved true in my household. My brother graduated in 5 years. My sister got a GED. I was the only one who survived and had a traditional graduation. My mother could not afford to move to the suburbs or send us to private school. She instilled a love of reading in us but sometimes the peer pressure and school environment is too much. I had a healthy stable home environment but it was obvious that many of my classmates did not have this luxury and it showed in their behaviour.

]]> By: Nexgrl http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-10849 Nexgrl Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:27:00 +0000 http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/#comment-10849 You are most welcome. I don't get here everyday, but I check in every so often. You are most welcome. I don’t get here everyday, but I check in every so often.

]]> By: the prisoner's wife http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-10848 the prisoner's wife Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/#comment-10848 listened to the podcast (in my car! DLed it). enjoyed it greatly. waiting to get on the babies v dreams one with you. listened to the podcast (in my car! DLed it). enjoyed it greatly. waiting to get on the babies v dreams one with you.

]]> By: J http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-10842 J Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:42:00 +0000 http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/#comment-10842 Girl please.<br /><br />If you can't speak your heart anywhere else, you can do it here.<br /><br />That gentrification post has brought FOLKS out the woodwork. I have receive 4 emails so far...normally I get emails re the "relationship" Girl are you gonna be okay, posts.<br /><br />Wow. Wow and Wow.<br /><br />I currently live in SF. I live in the hood and I'm considered middle class on paper.<br />======<br />Mee too. At least when I was employed:) Lols.<br /><br />Remember that awful shit w/ law school.<br />Im going to grad school in the fall.<br /><br />Phew!<br /><br />Thank you for your support and consistent reader ship. What are you reading now by the way. For the Black Books site, do you want to contribute reviews, scour the internet for Black book news, or write from the POV of being a librarian.<br /><br />You chose:) Girl please.

If you can’t speak your heart anywhere else, you can do it here.

That gentrification post has brought FOLKS out the woodwork. I have receive 4 emails so far…normally I get emails re the “relationship” Girl are you gonna be okay, posts.

Wow. Wow and Wow.

I currently live in SF. I live in the hood and I’m considered middle class on paper.
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Mee too. At least when I was employed:) Lols.

Remember that awful shit w/ law school.
Im going to grad school in the fall.

Phew!

Thank you for your support and consistent reader ship. What are you reading now by the way. For the Black Books site, do you want to contribute reviews, scour the internet for Black book news, or write from the POV of being a librarian.

You chose:)

]]> By: Nexgrl http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/comment-page-1/#comment-10841 Nexgrl Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:46:00 +0000 http://newmodelminority.com/2009/04/20/what-is-so-wrong-with-living-in-the-hood/#comment-10841 I'm sorry that I missed this. Because of the time difference I was unable to tune in. I currently live in SF. I live in the hood and I'm considered middle class on paper. I was raised in the same neighborhood in which I reside. I looked in the suburbs when trying to choose where I wanted to purchase a home. I don't like to drive, and I'm not a fan of commuting, so I chose to remain in the city. The hood was the chosen place because the weather is consistently nice. I don't have children, so the state of the neighborhood public schools wasn't an issue. I went to catholic school, and if I had children/a child, I would choose private school over public. This comment is more like a post, so I'm stopping here. I’m sorry that I missed this. Because of the time difference I was unable to tune in. I currently live in SF. I live in the hood and I’m considered middle class on paper. I was raised in the same neighborhood in which I reside. I looked in the suburbs when trying to choose where I wanted to purchase a home. I don’t like to drive, and I’m not a fan of commuting, so I chose to remain in the city. The hood was the chosen place because the weather is consistently nice. I don’t have children, so the state of the neighborhood public schools wasn’t an issue. I went to catholic school, and if I had children/a child, I would choose private school over public. This comment is more like a post, so I’m stopping here.

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