I don't think theethe soft expectations haveav benefited e minority communities very well. A lot of people seem to be able to accept it and understand it because they know how terrible our public school systems are. The whole concept of a segregated schooling doesn't really work. We need to figure out a way in america to make our educational system work for everybody, all groups,. All social economic a levels.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on segregation, Islam, Harlem vs. LA, Earl Manigault, jazz, fighting Bruce Lee, Kareem’s conservatism, dancing with Thelonious Monk, and why no one today can shoot a skyhook.
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