POL SCI 4 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Kiese Laymon, Vassar College
11 Mar 2017
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Laymon was told 4 times by a policeman that his faculty college id at. Consoles himself: at least i wasn"t arrested, or shot. Sanctioned by sorry overpaid white bodies that will. Few things that shameful than being treated as a black boy. Still, surprise and disbelief when he had personal experiences of his students being arrested, suspended, attacked, ignored, accused of stealing. Dna of black experience prepares you to fight in the war, we are winning . But to keep winning, to keep out soul and sanity in this terror-filled coliseum, at some point we have to say fuck it . Poses question: can an academic like himself mean what they say with their work and lives while continue working at institutions such as. There is immense price to pay in and out of so-called elite. American educational institutions, the depth of price differs based on sexuality, gender, race, access to wealth, and status of one"s dependents.
