So far I would have to say Thursday's seminar was by far the best seminar I have attended. It was absolutely the most inspiring seminar. This weeks seminar was given by Dr. Richard Wright. He has been through the times of segregation and he spoke to us about his experiences.
Dr. Wright said one very mind boggling thing " The decline of the education of Black people came with the end of segregation". When this was said i immediately thought that he was saying segregation was best so that we, Black people, will learn more and and have a hunger for education. As I thought about the statement more it started to make sense. Blacks wanted to learn and wanted to show themselves when we were seperated. We wanted to show that we can learn as much and more than white people. but when segregation ended black people started to see that they were becoming equal to whites now they do not have to strive so much to be equal.
So yes our hunger for eduction, for a change in life has died a but. But from his lecture I feel he recindled a flame into our, the students, spirits. He has put a voice into our head that says "steadily make a change". And my hinger to be a leader and to change the University and maybe even this country has grown trumedously from Dr. Wright.
" As educated intellectuals it is our responsibilty to use our intellect to liberate our people. If we do not liberate our people we are useless intellects."
-Kapri Robinson
Dr. Wright said one very mind boggling thing " The decline of the education of Black people came with the end of segregation". When this was said i immediately thought that he was saying segregation was best so that we, Black people, will learn more and and have a hunger for education. As I thought about the statement more it started to make sense. Blacks wanted to learn and wanted to show themselves when we were seperated. We wanted to show that we can learn as much and more than white people. but when segregation ended black people started to see that they were becoming equal to whites now they do not have to strive so much to be equal.
So yes our hunger for eduction, for a change in life has died a but. But from his lecture I feel he recindled a flame into our, the students, spirits. He has put a voice into our head that says "steadily make a change". And my hinger to be a leader and to change the University and maybe even this country has grown trumedously from Dr. Wright.
" As educated intellectuals it is our responsibilty to use our intellect to liberate our people. If we do not liberate our people we are useless intellects."
-Kapri Robinson
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