Ida Bae Wells

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Perhaps we should return to the good old days of apolitical history like the Dunning school and the narrative of the Lost Cause? — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@MainLineMaven @historianess I literally worked in admissions. High schools get ranked and high GPA from low ranked school is weighted differently. Try again. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@DoghouseReill11 You realize immigrants are a selected group, correct? — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

And just to be clear: Class-based affirmative action will not work because Black people's primary disadvantage remains race. https://t.co/3T45qLty8H — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@MattMurabro No. https://t.co/3T45qLty8H — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Allowing powerful people who benefit from the status quo to pit marginalized groups against each other -- including poor white people -- only serves to maintain racial and economic hierarchies. We can address the singular legacy of slavery AND poverty in this country. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@Joseph2poms @AndyArnold https://t.co/EQzgs7GRbD — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Affirmative action programs were created to address the legacy of slavery -- of 350 years of legal discrimination and exclusion-- not just generalized disadvantage. But we've allowed these conversations to become murky and SCOTUS has ruled remedying past discrim isn't allowed. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@AndyArnold No, it doesn't. Because Black middle income families live in poorer neighborhoods than poor white families and their children attend poorer schools. Race effects exist outside of class. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

There is little meritocratic about college admissions. The ONLY time we seem to care is if we think Black students are getting something to help mitigate the inequality Black students as a class face in K12. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Students who go to elite, wealthy schools have access to so many AP and honors courses that they can graduate with 4.5 on a 4.0 scale, while Black kids often attend schools without a single AP or honors course offered and so can't get higher than 4.0 no matter how hard they work. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

For every open seat at a school like Harvard or UNC, there are literally thousands of qualified people. No one is owed that seat. Colleges select not by lining up all the highest test scores and GPAs, but by looking at any number of factors. I know. I once worked in admissions. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Meritocracy is impossible as long as we have a vastly unequal system of K-12 schools. Holistic admissions take into account the whole student, not just the test scores that reflect advantage more than anything else. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Can we call it a meritocracy when students who grow up in wealthy neighborhoods with elite schools and test prep get admitted because of high test scores over a student who grew up with no advantages, worked their tail off in inferior schools but scored lower on a test? — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@pinotarheelred I'd argue your definition of "less qualified" is deeply flawed and also shows lack of knowledge of how college admissions work. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Meritocracy is impossible as long as we have a vastly unequal system of K-12 schools. Holistic admissions take into account the whole student, not just the test scores that reflect advantage more than anything else. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Can we call it a meritocracy when students who grow up in wealthy neighborhoods with elite schools and test scores get admitted because of high test scores over a student who grew up with no advantages, worked their tail off in inferior schools but scored lower on a test? — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@DavidLeeMan0 He added Asian Americans in to fool people just like yourselves. Affirmative action programs were created to address the legacy of slavery and they doesn't change because an applicant is of Asian descent. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@DavidLeeMan0 No idea what you mean by getting hurt -- no one is guaranteed an admissions spot for a spot that literally 1000s qualify for just because of a single test score. But I do know who initiated this suit and what his aims are because he's made that clear. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@crankypacifist @harlanerskine Bingo. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@DCspatz Then if it's valuable to you I suppose you'll cough up the $20. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

I never sought verification nor cared about it. It just happened one day. So, that's a no thanks for me. https://t.co/D0yvHPMXbh — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Affirmative action for Black people is also a legacy admissions policy, a policy designed to address the legacy of Black people being denied admission. But only one of these -- the one that largely helps elite white people-- is deemed Constitutional, apparently. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

RT @tribelaw: Justice Ketanji Jackson’s two hypothetical applicants, both seeking to honor their family legacy as 5th-generation North Caro… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElieNYC: Kav: "What about a college giving a plus to descendants of slaves? Would that be okay?" Strawbridge: No. Kav: "What about a p… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nhannahjones: Just 2 more days to register for the @C4JDHowardU Democracy Summit Nov. 15. We have almost reached capacity for in-perso… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FenitN: Worth taking time for this powerful @JohnWoodrowCox story about the lasting trauma of school shootings. He spent the summer wit… — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Why about the discriminatory action of school funding? Or school resources? Or the fact that Black majority schools have fewer resources in literally everything you measure: facilities, technology, course offerings, teacher experience? — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

RT @ElieNYC: KBJ now going right after legacy admissions. Student 1: My family has been in North Carolina since before the civil war. I'd… — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

@manhoodrevisit Everything in our society was invented by (hu)man. What do you think that means? — PolitiTweet.org