1/Some black people will have a problem with what Pete said in 2011. I’m not one of them. He very sloppily explains something that’s true. Did I have a role model growing up? Yes my single mother. Did her being my role model have anything to do with education? NO. https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1199744693807960064

2/ I was the first person in my immediate family to go to a 4 year college straight out of HS. This was in 2005 folks. I made a lot of decisions concerning college I wish I could change. We were ignorant to scholarships vs grants vs loans. I WISH like hell I had that...

3/... educational family role model to steer me the right way. My mama is an incredible role model for me. We grew up together, and learned a lot through trial and error. This is a problem whether we are comfortable discussing it or not. Also before it’s said, I had ONE...

4/... black teacher from K-12. ONE! So no I didn’t get this educational role model thing from a teacher. Also let’s not pretend teachers have time for this. They are overworked and under paid.