Public School Wants Segregation of Blacks and Whites

The Chicago Tribune reports on the move to promote an Afro-centric curriculum in Evanston,Illinois :

Supporters urged board members to launch a pilot program in kindergarten through 2nd grades at two elementary schools where almost half of the pupils are African-American. The program could start in the fall, though the school board has yet to vote on it.

If approved, the initiative would be rare for a suburban school district, according to experts, who say that Afrocentric courses are more common in urban schools with majority black populations.

What troubles school board member Jonathan Baum, who led Monday's committee meeting, is "how do we explain this to our children?"

Martin Luther King Jr. brought blacks and whites together, and the Afrocentric curriculum could mean that students would be separated based on race, because whites and Latinos may opt out of the classes, Baum said.

Brown vs.Board of Education isn't popular with everyone.