definition for: #RespectMinorities

Let’s fight together against what is called ‘soft bigotry’ or “the bigotry of low expectations.” People from minority groups are just as capable as anyone else, of doing well in school or obtaining voter ID, etc. There are definitely obstacles in the education system in many states, eg. in Baltimore there are 13 schools with zero students who are proficient in Math! That tells me that the education system needs an overhaul, not that minority students are incapable of doing better! Telling students that they cannot do better also feeds into poor results. No matter what has happened in the past, there is plenty of research that shows that a change of mindset can change one’s outcomes. Read Caroline Dweck’s research-based book, Mindset, which is based on outcomes, primarily in minority communities.