10September2009
My AM bus ride.
Posted by nico under: Life as we know it.
Two young African American males (guessing 14 yr olds) were having a conversation on the bus, and it made my morning. They were talking about grades and classes and correct pronunciation…really! These kids were not stereotypical “nerds” either. They were wearing 59/50 hats and shoes to match. On the same bus, I see kids of all races on their way to school. Some of them are dressed in street wear and others in dress clothes, but no matter what they’re wearing, the majority of them are serious about getting an education and improving their lives. To so many adults, these kids would be judged as “thugs”…if only these same adults would take a second to listen to what the kids were actually saying!
On the same topic, I love that certain people in hip hop culture have stepped up to the plate and made it cool to wear glasses and dress clothes. I love that artists like Nas and Talib Kweli have stepped up and made it cool to be smart and well read. Now it’s up to us to allow these kids the chance to be all that and more. They deserve it.
