Thoughts on "A particularly cheap white wine" by Tim Wise

1.) "Even more telling research data indicates that once economic status gaps between whites and blacks are fully accounted for, there is no statistically significant difference between white and black college graduate rates."

I almost don't feel it's appropriate to comment on this quote because it speaks for itself. If this doesn't prove that the racial gap is not anything more than a byproduct (poverty)of systematic oppression, weather conscious, subconscious, or because of persistent aftermath from our country's unsavory history, then I don't know what does. The gap in statistics between black and white students isn't a matter of culture or value- it is a matter of opportunity due to finances.

2.) "Special efforts should be made to provide... because to be a person of color has meant something in this country, and continues to mean something, in terms of access to full and equal opportunities."

It seems so logical that many of those with opportunities have more opportunities due to the fact that they have it in the first. The converse is true for those without opportunity. Add the remnants of our racist American past and we are left with so hard facts to swallow. What adds insult to injury is the continual denial of many people that these factors even exist.

3.) "Indeed, schools servicing mostly white students have three times as many honors or AP classes offered, per capita, as those serving mostly students of color."

As I did research I found that Mount Pleasant High School doesn't have any AP classes which is in perfect correlation with this statistic. In a school of 1,200 students there isn't a class full of students that have the drive, ability level, or need for a single AP class? Why is this so?

I think this article was full of good statistical information but I do think the topic matter was very specific. This article presupposes that there may be a situation in the immediate future where we need to defend affirmative action scholarships. It would have been nice if it had been written about the same statistical information but written under a larger pretext.