curtis, i know you personally. what you say makes as much sense as a racist telling me that any black man can pull himself up by his bootstraps, if only he has the guts-why, just look at oprah, jordon and obama. give me ten million more examples and i will concede. you talk about one person, i talk about the hundred fifty million that weren't born into white privilege and that includes millions of people like you. you did it, 99% just can't, and it's getting harder every day for them to. the new education czar will make vouchers and charters the norm to further divide us. a poor parent can't send their kid to a good school unless the voucher includes money for everything, including going with the other kids to mcdonalds after school, supplies, a cell phone, tablet, transportation, uniforms and all the other expenses associated with a private or charter school. count your blessings. also, you did that fifty years ago, talk to a poor ten year old today to put things into perspective.