We have now created a society where diversity trumps excellence and where well read and spoken Black kids are beaten and ridiculed by their so called peers for "actin white"
This is what happens when you have a government run union led monopoly (you got the same results from Soviet agriculture or the UK NHS)
I used to teach in public schools and now teach on the undergraduate level so I can see just what your friend is talking about.
I had a chance to see several essays that began, “I am writng about______________ because _________ ___________”. Not everyone will be a gifted writer, but this opening is pretty lame!