RE: [xmca] Fwd: NYTimes.com: A Poverty of the Mind

From: David Preiss (davidpreiss@puc.cl)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2006 - 07:04:16 PST


It's a very interesting piece, Mike. It reminded me of the movie of Spike
Lee "Bamboozled" which advances a similar idea.

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Subject: [xmca] Fwd: NYTimes.com: A Poverty of the Mind

This article appears to be reintroducing a new version of the culture of
poverty idea, with an important ethnic dimension added. Tonight on NPR a
panel that appeared to be composed of thoe Patterson is criticizing held
forth. To quote professor Matusov, what do you think? mike
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