Dealing with racial realities
The point is that post-secondary institutions are simply unwilling, it seems, to engage in substantive change for racial progress.
The fact that demands of black student activists, both past and present, remain similar illustrates this reluctance. Black students continue to be disenfranchised, which creates the ideal ground for more protests to emerge.
Perhaps black student activists should be demanding something different. I am concerned that when institutions (attempt to) meet the commonly documented demands, it could make black students feel (even if momentarily) a false sense of vindication.
The reality is that little systemic change will take place as long as institutional leaders, faculty, curriculum and culture remain predominantly white.
Racism flows throughout post-secondary institutions in ordinary, predictable and taken-for-granted ways. For every effort made to meet student demands, several more incidents will create a negative campus racial climate.
But that doesn’t mean that the protests should stop.
Article Appeared @https://theconversation.com/why-have-the-demands-of-black-students-changed-so-little-since-the-1960s-50695