SCOTUS Upholds Our Oppression and Marginalization | America Doesn't Want US To Succeed

The recent US Supreme Court rulings uphold American oppression of marginalized groups. But we don't have to stay in a country that doesn't want us to succeed.
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[@kriskarlaonline]

“I’m picky especially when it comes to my happiness” - I adore this statement. I’m the same. 💜

[@DuchessOfSuccess]

Go where you’re treated best.The world is big.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Absolutely!

[@Majikmind72]

I'm a gay, happily married black BROTHER living in the US and I've been following you for awhile now. I couldn't be in more agreement with you my sis! You are one of a few people that have inspired me to move to CDMX because of everything you have stated in this video. TRUTH hurts but we need more voices like yours to lay out how the US is not everything that many believe it is. Keep shining your light sis! You are beautiful and AMAZING! Bless you for awakening the masses. Peace. ❤🌹❤🌹❤🌹💯💯💯 P. S. ( I went to Hampton U btw-already subscribed) 😂

[@PrettyMisunderstood323]

Wait I feel late...what is cdmx ??;) fill me in... Seconding everything u stated also...we are going backwards in time instead of fwd

[@angelam.5508]

@@PrettyMisunderstood323it’s the Spanish acronym for Mexico City in Spanish it’s called Cuidad de Mexico.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Thank you

[@tonyetheselfcaremaven]

ALL of THIS! I’m literally gathering my folders for all regions I’m looking to obtain residency in. In the words of Maya A. : when people tell you who they are, believe them…

[@AdaliaAborisade]

That's the quote that kept playing in my head all weekend. They've shown us who they really are time and time again.

[@tonyetheselfcaremaven]

Exactly! I can’t tell you how much stress is draining from my body as I listen to your channel, Stephanie and Our Black Utopia! I work in healthcare and it’s really disillusioning to see this madness permeate EVERY level of American society. I actually want to replicate what Halisi and Ric (@ourblackutopia) by obtaining residency in multiple countries. I’ve got your checklist and I’ll be booking a sesh with you in a bit. 😉

[@kathleenmcculloch4898]

I left the US many years ago and have no intention of ever returning there to live!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

🙌🏾

[@notthatvashti8127]

Student loan debt is horrendous in this country. The rate at which the interest is accrued should be criminal. If you are not able to pay the original amount the interest rate is jacked up to an astronomical level. It makes no sense! It's like all the financial systems in the US, if you get behind, we charge you more interest. It's ridiculous, if I can't pay back $100, I surely can't pay back the extra $500 you've tacked onto the bill. The saying the 'rich just keep getting richer' is nothing but a truth. It's designed that way.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I'm really afraid for what the payment restart is going to do to the financial situations of a lot of folks who were just starting to gain a little traction

[@notthatvashti8127]

@@AdaliaAborisade for sure. My daughter is one of those. One step forward, two steps back.

[@blackheartcardigan]

I want my children to be educated completely outside the US public education system. No way I'm birthing children just to have them killed in the classroom during a mass shooting. America has a gun problem, but they're focused on ending abortion rights and affirmative action.

[@lynwill9946]

They feel too many of us are more successful than them

[@anthonymoore7948]

Who is us?

[@nzbrotrev9028]

No we don't

[@traycee2404]

Historically, when white America is faced with economic problems they start blaming people of other races/ethnicities. Some becoming even violent. Just watch as white Americans start losing their jobs, homes and investments. Many will be too ignorant to look at their government figures. America is the land of immigants...some voluntarily and some by force. Many people's ancestors came to America after experiencing hell in their own country, but believe the descendants of slaves should now go back to Africa.

[@Ana183]

​@@anthonymoore7948black people.

[@Ana183]

​@@nzbrotrev9028speak for yourself.

[@Stizzybizzyshorts]

Working on my plan now. Next year we're out. I am a little hot due to the fact Ukraine continues to get BILLIONS, meanwhile the Student loan people are still being shitted on. That's just the tip, I really could go all in but.. Nah, I'm staying focused and moving around

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I know how you feel. There are so many issues that just defy logic and common sense. I really wrestled with making this video but my brain would not quiet down until I did.

[@Stizzybizzyshorts]

@@AdaliaAborisade I appreciate you for making these points and this video. If people don't see the writings in plain sight and now “in writing”, I don't know. But as my big mama would say.. “Common sense ain't so common chile” 😂

[@aintnobodycomingtoseeyouotis]

Thank You Adaila. My daughter just graduated high school and we are at a crossroads because I don’t want her to take on astronomical student loan debt

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I really hope more of us take advantage of this opportunity

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

Wage slavery. More slaves in US than ever before. And the comedy of them celebrating freedom on the 4th😂. You can't make it up

[@Gullahbae-xm6ms]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RhondaOnline72]

Another awesome video. I'm moving to Tulsa, OK this month for the Tulsa Remote program. It is a year of getting myself together to leave the U.S. A small move before a big move. I'll be buying the various move abroad checklists in the coming months. Love all that you and Roshida and Stephanie and others do for us.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Congrats on Tulsa Remote. You've got your plan and your working it 🙌🏾

[@YogaBlissDance]

Yep I have artist friends who are doing a Tulsa program, been their 3 years now I think. Good luck!

[@blackhannahofficial]

They don't have to tell ME for another 400 years that I'm not wanted nor welcome. 🖖🏾 I get the message. We woke Now❕

[@ourexoduslife]

Watching from Mexico. Just before we left the U.S., my 70+ year old step dad was telling us how we're not losing rights in the U.S. Then the Supreme Court had these rulings. Literally looks like we're losing rights.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

They are doing it slowly and methodically

[@ourexoduslife]

@@AdaliaAborisade Completely agree!

[@Healing.Tortruer]

It isn’t a loss of rights. It was a loss of a privilege. AA never addressed the real problems faced by many blacks living in poverty in largely black neighborhoods. AA largely benefited white women and rich foreign black students, not the majority of black students in America. The truth is the real improvement needs to be in the schools at the K-12 level in these neighborhoods. Black kids in these neighborhoods can become much more competitive if these schools are improved. This would eliminate the sense of need for AA. Blacks aren’t inferior. They can succeed purely on their merits alone. Are we supposed to believe some rich black kid that goes to a predominantly white school in the suburbs or in another country needs a hand up? Why? Doesn’t it make more sense that some poor white kid going to a predominantly black school in the hood would need more help? The real problem isn’t racial. It is about money and the privilege that comes with money. All affirmative action did was help a handful at the cost of the many. A real fix is needed, not AA Legacy admissions is the larger problem and that was not addressed one bit. The people in power and the media want blacks to continue believing it is a racial issue when it is much more a political problem and a problem of wealth or lack there of. Why aren’t the politicians fixing these failing schools while being in power for decades? They are purposefully trying to keep the black community down in these areas and dependent on the government so they can keep their votes. Can anyone say with all honesty that it is fair that an Asian American student needs to score 273 points higher on the SAT to be viewed equally with a black student? Harvard was more willing to take a seat away from an Asian American student to give the seat to some foreign rich black foreign student than from a rich kid with legacy.

[@blackheartcardigan]

​@@Healing.TortruerYou're spot on! Affirmative action helped foreigners more than it helped ADOS. I'm on the healthcare side, and most of the black doctors are African nationals or of Caribbean descent. Even in politics, Obama nor Harris are ADOS. People of my ethnicity count that as a victory for us, but it's only superficial. After you scratch the surface, you'll see we haven't moved very far in society.

[@brooklynqueen7089]

As soon as the report came out that BW were the most educated. I knew that YT folks and a large # of BM would retaliate by any means necessary.

[@nwatson2773]

Sad but true. I still want my PH.D Phuck ,em!

[@youtubeuserzzzz]

I remember starting my University studies in Canada (Québec). One of my required French books was $7 CDN. When I returned to the US, I continued my French language studies. Enrolling in a 300 level course. That same required French book in Canada, was also required for my US French course. Having the book already, I just decided to go the bookstore to see the price. It was $30 USD. I was so glad that I didn't have to pay that price. I just wish I would've completed my entire University studies in Canada. The debt I'm in now😢. One of my Canadian friends told me he was finishing up his Master's degree. In hopes to find a job to pay off his Student loans. I asked him how much did he have? He said $890. I froze for a bit. Wishing I had his worries.😂 Great content. I'm a newer Subscriber.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

less than 1K in student debt?! 🤣🤣🤣 Welcome!! Glad you're here.

[@kemi1486]

One thing about you Adalia, your message stays consistent, is always well researched and clearly presented 🙌. I hope that many African Americans wake up now, see the US for who it really is and put a back up plan place in another country ASAP. Travel internationally with the kids as often as possible so they grow up knowing they have other options outside the US because this is not it!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

There is a whole wide world out there

[@ShawandaAsbury]

I really want to help people study abroad. I studied abroad twice as well as lived, traveled to and worked in a few countries. If I had the resources and knowledge, I would have studied abroad for 100% of my education.

[@themidlifewriter]

I watched the decisions come from SCOTUS across the Pacific, and I was still triggered. I can't imagine how anxiety-inducing it would have been if I was hearing the rulings from inside the US. I have been gone from the US for less than a year, and I'm already content with staying away.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

It is becoming such an inhospitable place.

[@shaneyarobinson5209]

You absolutely nailed it! You’ve said, out loud, what I’ve always felt & thought. I’m happy to be planning my early ‘24 move to CDMX. I’ve already started selling my shit. Thanks for dropping knowledge & filling my algorithm with inspiration & motivation.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

🙌🏾

[@jjamerican93]

At this point, more parents should consider having their American kids get bachelor degrees abroad, and maybe in Western Europe. America just doesn’t care enough about its young people to make sure they’re all educated, and that it’s affordable.

[@angelam.5508]

The only reason o my daughter is at Spelman is she received a full scholarship and a stipend every week. She has additional funds to help with what’s fees are over that y ex and I can split at a fairly reasonable cost. However, she is wanting to attend grad school here in Europe. She also has access to EU citizenship through me. I’m so happy that I didn’t need to have much convincing to do prior to the nonsense going on. We saw the writing in the wall years ago. I have absolutely no regrets in having moved to the Netherlands. So grateful to be away from there!

[@Healing.Tortruer]

You speak as if money is not an issue. College is expensive.

[@Gullahbae-xm6ms]

That’s her point. College isn’t expensive everywhere. It’s only expensive in the USA.

[@jjamerican93]

@@Healing.Tortruer I believe we're in agreement here. There will always be some form of expense associated with schooling. But in the US, it's a million times worse than it needs to be.

[@Healing.Tortruer]

@@jjamerican93 Thank you for the enlightenment. Will the degree lead to meaningful employment? Will employers recognize? I speak out of ignorance and not of combativeness. I find many US degrees aren’t worth the paper they are printed on as they don’t lead to meaningful employment.

[@eleanormatthews2224]

An earlier attempt to limit the numbers of minorities in colleges and universities was the use of SAT scores to determine admission.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Yep and in recent years universities have been moving away from those exams much to the chagrin the testing companies.

[@bronzedrage]

Notice how that strategy didn't work as well as they wanted it to.

[@Gullahbae-xm6ms]

It’s crazy how standardized tests have been used to discriminate against certain groups of people. It’s been proven over and over again that the SAT and other standardized tests don’t measure knowledge nor predict how well one will do well in college. The US is one of the few countries that still buy into this system.

[@YogaBlissDance]

I just wrote a long as# reply to a bigot, yeh folks with money can and do TEST PREP THEIR KIDS, and all the other things that are stacked against a poor black kid...Honestly the mom/dad may not even know oh my kid needs to take a test for college? My poor parents didn't- mom was cleaning lady, dad a hospital orderly...they were great folks but knew nothing about college...

[@shawniehoward]

Excellent video! It’s a must people open their minds to life outside of the US.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Thanks!

[@nikimd7833]

This video is right on time. I had an overwhelming sense of hopelessness these past few days about what to do next for me and my son. I am so glad to be following you and communities like yours, because you are a regular Black woman like myself who took the reins on your life. It's time to stop shaking my head and to start making moves. Thank you so much.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're very welcome!

[@ljolivet1777]

You look so at peace. Love that fabric!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Thank you

[@Tracie_Collins]

Thank you for speaking on this. This is what I've been telling ppl. Me, being a Black woman and a member of the LGBTQIA community, I can't get outta here fast enough. Not to mention what they're doing to women's right to choose. All of this compiled by the cost of living and healthcare. It's like we're suffocating

[@pansyrosereality]

Thats it. Suffocating. I feel overly suffocated and I feel like no one takes me seriously when I say I want to leave. Sometime , I feel like taking my two pennies and hitching a ride on a boat away from here.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

That's why you found us @pansyrosereality we're the community that gets it

[@2tnamre]

@@pansyrosereality I really feel your pain. I am taking steps to leave. Where do you want to go? My eyes are on Costa Rica.

[@Hello_Pri]

Great video and so informative, as always. Couldn’t agree more. I have little kids, and I hope they will consider going to college abroad when they get older. If I knew then what I know now, I would have studied abroad the whole four years.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Absolutely!!

[@YogaBlissDance]

Adalia I'm sorry I wrote a really long reply to someone below...I hear you sister, it's two steps forward 5 steps back.

[@Droppingseeds7047]

Excellent video. BTW, you look beautiful today. Keep sharing. Thank you.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Thank you! Will do!

[@YvetteLetter]

Looking forward to your financial classes, I wish I was already gone.

[@brendareed1463]

You need to do more of these videos Adalia. I like your political stance.

[@kassd6063]

As a black lesbian, I am so numb. I feel flustered with emotions of hurt, anger, and anxiety. Thank you for this video. Ignore the hate in the comments.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're most welcome

[@pansyrosereality]

Only Six minutes in and I'm so saddened. I want to leave the country so bad even if for a short time to experience the feeling of being gone. This is all too much to handle. I feel so stuck. ( Had to get that off my chest somewhere) Thank you in advance for listening.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

That's what the we're here for ❤️

[@vanhalen45]

There is also France, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Slovenia, Czech Republic, .... an other countries where undergraduate and/or graduate programs are free or very low cost. Bravo to the content in this video.

[@Gullahbae-xm6ms]

This is going to backfire on PWIs and the US college system. Black and Brown students were the main ones taking out student loans to attend these universities. Needless to say, enrollment at HBCUs and community colleges are about to skyrocket. Anyway, I hope we as a people wake up and support our institutions as well as look at our options abroad. I’m in the process of solidifying my plans to move abroad in 2024 as this country doesn’t deserve my time, energy, and expertise! 🇳🇿

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I don't share your confidence on this. Change is difficult despite it often being beneficial. But I hope what I've shared at least opens the minds of a few to the other possibilities that exist.

[@jjamerican93]

Agree with everything you’ve said! More families should seriously consider having their college-aged children get their degree(s) abroad. It’ll change their lives and expand their minds in a good way 😄

[@AdaliaAborisade]

💯

[@lenaprice6239]

I'm on the path to financial freedom and I'm very much looking forward to leaving the U.S. within the next few years.

[@getoutusedition]

Yes Queen! I'm working on my plan to move abroad and doubt that I will miss the US--- at all.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

🙌🏾

[@brendareed1463]

Alright now Picky Girl Travels sounds like you are upsetting some of the PALE PEOPLE. But go ahead and step on their dam toes. After all that's what they have been doing to everybody else for years. Great content. Really enjoyed this video.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I knew they would get riled up but this video ain't for them

[@savoryexposure]

🤣

[@yolandaingram7378]

She sums it up so well. Thank you for keeping it 100! You are my muse, Sis!

[@handdeeabroad]

Picky Girl giving it to us STRAIGHT (as always)! Thank you.

[@SibongileBNLynch]

Make it make sense 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@christophergreen9928]

Thank you so much for sharing Equaldex! I had no idea something like this existed. It's like a gay green book ahahah.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

It does show the US as not being horrible so be sure to check with folks on the ground but it's ya great place to start.

[@gogurletc8170]

Thank you sistah for speaking on matters like this...As a black woman in America I feel like I'm being discriminated on I can't take it much longer

[@AdaliaAborisade]

💔

[@GrowEvolve78]

Thank you for sharing this information! Id love to know more about online options abroad for myself. Since my child was born, I've been looking at universities abroad. Now its just a matter of me exposing her to that option. She's still pretty young but now is the time to start.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Just imagine growing up with this is an option. It will make a huge difference.

[@sharonmoseley5779]

For the love of God I gotta get out of here.

[@kemi1486]

Yes indeed. The US is imploding right before our very eyes. Rotten to the core and starting to stink bad. I’m so glad some of us black folks are acknowledging it’s time to take ourselves out of this rigged game and looking to move on. Lets leave the ones that currently feel safe here to the white hetero males who will soon go after the next group ✋

[@lynwill9946]

I already have my scouting trips scheduled. You directed us to have multiple residencies. That is my plan

[@AdaliaAborisade]

🙌🏾

[@beyondthesunpodcast]

0:41 right off the bat just right here alone, I’m like yes--🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 💯💯💯💯💯

[@abdulidi733]

Powerful message you shared with the public. It will get a lot of people thinking!!!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I do hope so

[@prettynatural1973]

US is doing an excellent job of this. Student loans. Foreclosure and taxing women with no children

[@teddydavis2339]

You have a right to be picky, sister. You deserve the very best. The Republicans love taking away people's rights, and that's why they almost never get in the White House without the electoral college. I hope to be moving to Morelia or Zacatecas before the year is out. Gracias por este video!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're welcome

[@DreamLegacy8808]

I'll graduate next year. I don't want to have and raise kids in the US. Hopefully in a few years I'll be out.

[@megwriter3power-gg6ml]

It’s no different in Europe.

[@DreamLegacy8808]

@@megwriter3power-gg6ml Do you live in Europe? How it's not different? I haven't decided where I'm going to move to yet.

[@megwriter3power-gg6ml]

@@DreamLegacy8808 I travel a lot and yes. It might look gloomy in America but leaving is not going to make the problem go away even if you come to Europe. I was sent here by The Creator not by fear issues. In fact, people don’t realise you have less rights in Europe no matter how they dress it up.

[@DreamLegacy8808]

@@megwriter3power-gg6ml Well if you want to stay in US, that's you. I'm not going to continue to suffer the rest of my life. I'll find out for myself in the future.

[@Blissful-es1kk]

@@DreamLegacy8808 Do not listen to these people. Many choose to leave their home nations for a variety of reasons. Do not feel obligated or stuck, just because you are American, to stay in the U.S. Travel the world and find a nation that fits and suits your needs. No nation is perfect, but you can find a country that is a better fit, based on your particular wants, desires, budget and needs.

[@javajive01]

I have always been aware of the financial benefit of studying abroad. Also, when I was in grad school in the 1990s, my instructor said that with the stroke of a pen, we could be enslaved again...isn't taking away our rights how it's done.

[@mpricemsw]

Thank you for this video! The information you share changes lives. (🙋🏽‍♀️) I wish I would've known about these options to move abroad for college before taking out so many predatory student loans. They set a trap and threw so many of us into it - it's appalling. Grateful to have found your video on the FEIE as an alternative to debt relief since there will clearly be no policy solution implemented 🙏🏼

[@AdaliaAborisade]

That's just it, folks took out those loans thinking that was the only way and had no idea how predatory they could be. Here's hoping we can steer people in another direction.

[@mpricemsw]

​@@AdaliaAborisadeYep! That's all I was told - go to the most 'elite' college, no matter the cost, to ensure you're able to get into the 'best' spaces. Absolutely no discussion about how I would be treated once I got into those spaces. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@nwatson2773]

@@mpricemsw structural racism

[@theresabell2492]

Thank u for sharing your hair is beautiful. It's true that America has helped non Americans for decades. Black America needs to wake up. We need our own nation. This country will never change, and we in 2023 change but want our votes

[@lauras8674]

Hi picky girl. Your video really hit home for me and my daughter! I'm fed up and definitely ready to leave. Thank you for the valuable content.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dwalker6868]

Just wow thank you for the information

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Glad it was helpful!

[@zipporah5060]

I’m glad you spoke on these crazy latest SCOTUS rulings. Thank you for providing info on educational opportunities outside of the US to expand the reach.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're most welcome

[@kaialeitham8202]

This video was great and very helpful! Thank you

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're very welcome!

[@Calipeixegato]

Thank you for speaking on these topics. This will have a devastating impact on the representation of black and brown students at our nation's top universities. Since the State of California passed Prop. 209 back in 1996 (also called, ironically enough, the "California Civil Rights Initiative") which banned the consideration of race in admissions to its public universities and colleges, the representation of black students at the state's top universities plummeted. Right now, only 2% of the student body at UCLA identifies as African American. Back in 1994, two years before Prop 209 passed, that number was 7%. The story is the same across the UC system. I posted about this in one of the Facebook groups. It really does tell the world that the US is not interested in equity or anything else that provides nonwhites an opportunity to "level the playing field". I am so fed up with being told time and time again that my contributions are not valued and that I am uniquely on my own when it comes to "getting ahead" in this country. Preferential treatment will be protected for some, but NOT for us colored folk. This is something that someone sent to my mother in an email listserv that I think hits the nail on the head: "I spent 6 years in the early part of the 1990s as an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale. What always frustrates me intensely in all the debates over “affirmative action” is the lack of full understanding of how the admissions process actually works in the US - which is complex and nuanced, differs between institutions and is particularly different between state schools like UNC-CH and private schools like Harvard - as well as the single focus on race as an admissions factor. There are so many more types of candidates who receive preferential treatment in the admissions process, and most of these attributes are given far more preference than ethnicity/race. The candidates who by far are given the most preference are recruited athletes - and contrary to popular opinion, recruited athletes are majority white. For example, recruited athletes at Harvard have an admit rate of something like 83-90% and make up a whopping 10% of the entering class. I know for a fact that many of these students do not meet academic standards, but are admitted solely because a coach wants them and coaches get guaranteed spots. Then, we have the “development cases” - children of donors or potential donors. There are alot of these. After that we have the “legacies”, i.e. children of alumni and they’re ranked according to how strong their family links are to the institution (i.e. both parents alums is better than only one, BA alums better than graduate degree alums, etc). There are lots of these too. Then there’s geography - at elite privates, so few apply from places like Iowa and Utah that they’re seen as highly desirable for diversity, and so their admit rate is way above average. And all of these groups get alot more “forgiveness” in the admissions process than those targeted in these anti-affirmative action lawsuits. I could go on and on but I won’t. But it’s clearly a racist act to get so wound up and move to end affirmative action *only* for one cohort (race/ethnicity) of candidate and not for all the others. I can tell you what will happen if the most competitive institutions like Harvard are unable to consider any factor apart from academics in admission: the entering class will be mostly from certain east coast and mid-Atlantic states, from elite private schools or from wealthy districts with the best public high schools, and the majority will be AsianAmerican students from states like New Jersey and New York (in my day, we could have filled the entire entering class with just those students, based on academic numbers alone). The vast majority of those academically poor-performing athletes, rich kids, and legacies wouldn’t stand a chance if the so-called “playing field” wasn’t drastically fixed for them. Which I guess is why those groups will continue to be favored in the process." Sorry for the long comment, but it's been a tough week in the US for anyone who is non-white, part of the LGBTQ community, or is suffocating under the pressure of student loans. My son will be applying to colleges this fall and I have been stressing to him that he needs to be open to living and studying ANYWHERE in the world and not to assume the US is the best place for him, as I was led to believe for so long.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Thank you for sharing your insight. So many of the comments from people of palor in response to this video completely ignore the fact that the court only addressed ONE group in its crusade to level the playing field 🙄 which speaks so plainly to its true intentons.

[@greytgreytx]

Thank you so much for the EqualDex link. I'd never heard of that, but we're in Texas with a queer young adult child and this will help us figure out where to go when we're out of here. I appreciate your work so much!

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You're welcome. I will caution you to use it as a starting point for research as it still shows the US being a good place.

[@q.t.gamingfamily]

My beautiful sister, those programs didn't benefit any of us. I'm not sure about what the implications about the anti lgbtq laws. I'm not lgbtq and I have no knowledge of such laws. I do believe you, I'm merely uneducated (ignorant if you will). I am researching to understand. As far as bp leaving the US, I am 100% behind leaving. Sis, you're a perfect example of why we should not be here. You look to be in your mid to late 20s but your voice, the words you use, the deepness of your thought requires a lot more life experience than what's shown on your face. Your skin is clear and healthy. I mean, We should ALL leave this evil place. I completely agree with everything you've said. I would like to see some sort of expatriation assistance for bp who want to leave. But, you know how resultant we are. We always find a way to do what we want. Keep these videos coming, sis, we're listening.

[@PearlPugh]

People need to remember Germany 1938.

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for this video.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

My pleasure!

[@nomadiccarro]

Great information!!! I cannot wait to do this!!!

[@kimlibera663]

2 points here. There is a difference between public accomodation & what you perceive are as automatic give me my whim. Public accomodation is lodging, food, shelter. A college is not obligated to admit you because of X. There is a growth curve for many students across the fruited plain--lots apply to the likes of the Ivies & are rejected. They take the rejection personally & what they don't know there are 30,000 students in the same boat. These schools take a low amount of students. As time goes on they mature & learn that being rejected by some Ivy does not make you a lesser person. Ivies have their algorithm & no one can figure it out. In time many will conclude that where they finally end up going was a better experience than being in snob city. And in many cases your regular college student turns out to be a more productive worker. Just look at all the IVy alums screwing up Washington DC. They can't think out of the box because they have not dealt with the real world. People should study more what the Constitution really says: the 14th amendment is to be a level playing field & supercedes A/A. Now someone asked me why the Court did not apply the decision to legacy admissions. Answer: because legacy admissions have never been challenged by a suit. The Court does not try to arbitrate the past or future unless a specific suit is brought. And in order to reach the SCOTUS a plaintiff will have had to have lost in a lower court so we will see how that plays out. In addition, having had a tad of admissions training by my alma mater, you may have this stereotype that all admissions officers are a bunch of white klansmen in robes that just rule out people. That is your bias. No officer is like that. Colleges do value diverse stories. Let me also offer this hint: it is not necessary for a student to be a member of every school club, sport, town club, etc. Officers see right thru that the student is just trying to load the vitae & likely does not have time to participate in all those things so it is not necessary to join everything just for the vitae. There is no quota on activities but what they want to see is what you have contributed to that particular xtra curricular or whether you're just a name on the roster.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

@Kimlibera663 While this case was not about legacy admission the court can, and often does, imply when their ruling on a narrow issue could apply in a broader context. That did not happen here so as it stands the court sees no issues with legacy admission only systems that may give take into account race to make for the structural inequities that exist in the US system at large. Hopefully this case (www.kcra.com/article/lawsuit-challenges-harvard-legacy-admissions/44417304) does make it to SCOUTS so people like you can see plainly where the court stands.

[@kimlibera663]

@@AdaliaAborisade Their case was narrow given that it involved specifically NCU/Harvard. It is hoped that it would be seen by the admissions committees now rather than later that they have to do away with the legacy automatics unless of course that student is meeting the standards expected at that school. Otherwise they are going to find themselves deep in legal bills. Now nothing can be done by in the case of past legacy students but going forward, if you look at say an incoming class of 1500 & some of those are legacies & lets say the feeder prep schools, then the admissions committee is exhibiting cognitive dissonance. As I said colleges luv money coming in. So they have assumed by granting a slot to a legacy that assures that pipeline but they have underappreciated what other students can contribute. We will see where this brand new suit how it proceeds via the discovery process.

[@HollijoyJohnson]

You're absolutely correct 🤔they're saying we do whatever the hell we want to do 😬 to be honest I think SCOTUS has the blessings of both parties 😒 Skyrocketing education cost is much like the current housing market, which is straight up gouging consumers 🤔 HBCUs should have offered online schooling 🧐 thanks 😊appreciate your content 👍

[@tacrewgirl]

Unfortunately LGBT is not a protected class. They've been trying to get it be one. These are the federally protected classes: Race Age Color Religion/faith Sex National origin or ancestry Disability Genetic information Citizenship Veteran status There may be others on a state by state basis. I also like how it only banned affirmative action by race for college admissions but not for military academies. The irony. If anything, I hope all of the service academies get a ethnic AF in the next five years.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

Yes, the tweet simplifies things a bit but sexual orientation is a personal quality that is protected from discrimination at least at the Federal level.

[@tacrewgirl]

@@AdaliaAborisade I stand corrected. It seems like it only applies to employment though. 😢

[@AdaliaAborisade]

@@tacrewgirl yeah that's what I'm seeing as well which is interesting

[@rodb66]

I heard that college was once free. When did it stop being free?

[@rodb66]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 So college was free when they didn't let everyone in?

[@Erica-en2qz]

​@@rodb66Yes. Read the book The Sum of Us. The author talks about this.

[@rodb66]

@@Erica-en2qz I definitely will do that. I'm just about finished reading "Dying of Whiteness" so I need another book to read. Thanks.

[@tacrewgirl]

@@rodb66 Dying of Whiteness is a great book. I recommend it often.

[@rodb66]

@@tacrewgirl Yes, it is a great book. I got on audible so I could listen while at work. Now I have about 2 hours left.

[@venuskirby8243]

Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You are so welcome

[@blackhannahofficial]

I SO Wish I had an international World view before I got this old. If I even thought HALF as broad at age 30, as I do Now, my life today would l👀k SOoo Much different. AND... I'd most likely would already be gone.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

I get it

[@bizness-as-usual-58]

You are not alone in coming to that realization. But there are a number of older women and men who have already moved to other countries or are now actively preparing to do so. May you also be inspired.

[@blackhannahofficial]

@@bizness-as-usual-58 🙏🏾 Thank you. The expat community gives me life & a Hope for a future of Freedom

[@Healing.Tortruer]

I want blacks to succeed. The ones I wish the most for are the ones living in the most impoverished areas. The ones you see on TV acting like fools. I would like to see them get on the right track and become contributing pillars of our community. We are all humans and children of God.

[@Ana183]

No we're not all "children of god"! I am not. I stopped believing in fairytales, since I was 5 years old.

[@Healing.Tortruer]

@@Ana183 I hope you find peace and wish you the best.

[@fdoctor79]

Although I respect all opinions, as a Christian I am reminded, if God be for you than no man or devil in hell can be a against you. I will be where I'm suppose to be, do what I'm suppose to do, and I am who He says I am. I don't subscribe to the 'American' dream or societal norms, I subscribe to God's divine plans for my life. No victim here. 😅 Become the change you want to see. 😊

[@cjj3229]

Have you researched the god you are subscribing to? I'll say this...there is no resurrection in the original biblical text. It was added later. Look it up. We hold heartedly believing what they've told us for centuries... I'm just saying do the research yourself.

[@magbstyle]

Very , very slippery slope.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

💯

[@wtfdoihavetodohere]

Only 40% of college students are male, so there goes your theory that colleges have a preference for men. As it happens, they seem to favor women. 55% of college students are White which is roughly their share of the total population, meaning they are not over-represented. So, there goes your little theory that colleges prefer white students. Meanwhile 25% of Harvard students are Asian despite the fact that they're only 5% of the total American population. That seems like a strange outcome if Harvard is trying to favor White people. But you can't allow yourself to acknowledge facts like these because you need to blame White people for everything. There's a certain kind of person out there who needs to feel like a victim in order to be their "authentic self".

[@harveyg104]

What are the chances that black people could start humanity, in a sea of other planets in the wide universe, and "somehow " be ruled by an offshoot "of" black people that I will call , "reluctant Africans". Reluctant, Recessive. And also the minority. 😮😮😮

[@iwonthelottovac]

😂😂😂😂

[@rebeccav7555]

What about the Asian kids who are being rejected even though their applications are superior to the black kids who are being accepted? College applications should be anonymous. You apply with a number and no name or other identifying information. Only the top students should get in regardless of race or sex.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

The largest number of unqualified students are admitted to universities through legacy admissions - not because they a Black. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/study-harvard-finds-43-percent-white-students-are-legacy-athletes-n1060361

[@doowatt]

What about it... those asians are not our con er

[@rebeccav7555]

@@AdaliaAborisade That doesn’t answer the question. Discriminating against the Asian kids is OK in your opinion as long as a black kid is admitted instead. Racism is racism, friend. You’re advocating for racism.

[@rebeccav7555]

@@doowatt Right. So it’s ok to discriminate against them? Imagine if someone made that comment about a person.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

@@rebeccav7555 are you obtuse? You argument is invalid and that's not the point of this video. I even gave you a source to read. Just keep walking past the fact that structural inequality continues to exist and the supreme court's decision upheld it.

[@markcaserta1367]

First I want to say that you are looking at these Supreme court decisions backwards. As far as what you classify as descrination as LGBTQ. The Supreme Court upheld a persons religious convictions. As far as race based admissions to universities. The constitution says that all men or people are equal and should be treated equally. So no preferential treatment.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

But they left legacy admissions in tact so all men are not created equal.

[@blackheartcardigan]

Black people have to get into these universities based on merit while a larger portion of students DO NOT and they are admitted based on family history. Even at that, the Asian person contended that black people occupied seats that they do not deserve and that is why he was not admitted. Asian Americans made up 28% of the student population at Yale, while black students account for about 6% of the student population. Asian Americans are only 7% of the US population, and it could be argued that they are over-represented at this university. Lastly, this person was allegedly a proxy for the white man who originally challenged affirmative action and lost his case. This was a front.

[@abdulidi733]

Ahhhhh you forgot to mentioned that it doesn’t apply to Rich & powerful.

[@doowatt]

Overseas should be an option, it's cheaper

[@CMarie_B]

My question is if American has been such a terrible place, why are so many risking it all to get here? Interesting too how it seems the most prosperous, educated Black women (mostly) , many doing better than previous generations are making the most noise. Please tell me in what other country you could've succeeded to get what you've got, then complain the nation is unjust, and leave with all your benefits, and be so ungrateful? How have you been harmed? I also notice some of the most unhappy, ungrateful Black women are highly educated, speak like a white girl, and are largely single, with a dog? The late Kevin Samuels used to speak in such an abrasive way about Black, highly educated women & singleness, but I really see some strong evidence of what he meant all in YT land. Admit that there is no perfect country & the freedom & capitalism in the US is what afforded these most unhappy people the advantages they now have to pack up & leave. Most of the reasons for the discontent will continue, even in another country bcuz the root of the problem wasn't addressed. Funny, most leaving for countries where there's less Black people..😂😂.

[@greytgreytx]

(I don't think you watched the whole video??) Beating the odds and "doing well" under capitalism doesn't mean you can't take an honest look at your origins and decide that you want to live somewhere that there is less daily friction, less having to bust your ass every second of every day, constantly look over your shoulder, feel like a second-class citizen, etc. I'm white and can't answer "how have you been harmed?" but if you listen to folks of color, immigrants, etc. they will tell you. You could start by reading the very humorous, also maddening, book called "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey." Imagine living with the constant aggressions that these two sisters have faced. It's not hard to see why some folks just nope out of our country. I have a kid in the LGBTQ community, and their care is on the verge of being made illegal (they are an adult) where we are, so our eyes are definitely on the door.

[@2tnamre]

Why do you criticize black people for wanting to leave the US? You should be happy. The US makes it very clear to us black folk that we are NOT wanted here. So go and celebrate our departure.

[@CMarie_B]

@greytgreytx Everyone is subject to criticism...it is a part of the human experience. I am Black & aware there is discrimination, but I am really trying to understand/listen to reasons why people want to leave...specifics would be helpful. A lot of what I hear is generalities, like you said that the U.S. doesn't want Blacks here, surprise, this country nor most other Euro countries did either, other than free labor. My issue is so many who complain are very well educated, in jobs that have put them at the top of earnings among Blsck people but tend to flee for other countries where there are even less Black people, and socially you are more isolated that US, and some expressing an interest in Euro men? Seems like same set up, but different location. No Hate for anyone leaving, I'm just trying to understand since so many people want to come here.

[@hymnodyhands]

The two things do not compare, simply because there are so many nations and so many people looking for different things. Many Black women, who are noting their ancestresses were only brought here to slave and breed more slaves, are also noting that no matter what they do, goodly numbers of people still refuse to recognize their full human rights and value in this country and instead seem to want to turn the clock back. This actually compares with a long, long trend of Black women leading escapes and leaving for other hands, beginning with the Underground Railroad. The difference is the Internet. We as Black women can say, loud and clear, what we think and about the treatment, and encourage each other to find other routes to freedom to live the lives they want.

[@kimlibera663]

No that is not what the court has said. The 14th amendment is about equal protection, not equity or special privileges. When someone of lesser merit takes a spot in a classroom that they are not qualified for, then the college is lowering its standards. We should not be a country of lowering standards but our standards should be realistic. If you get in just for checking a box, you risk carrying the monkey on your back that you are incapable of standing on your feet & that you have nothing upstairs. Given that Asian students are high achievers, why can't you adapt that model? Colleges like workplaces do want diversity. Most people today don't want to see a setting of just a clone of themselves.

[@AdaliaAborisade]

You mean like when a student doesn't high enough grades, etc but they get in because they are a legacy or their parent is a big donor? It's really interesting how in the name of equal protection and maintaining standards the court did nothing to eliminate legacy admissions.

[@reneedennis2011]

@@AdaliaAborisade Thank you.

[@anansi1641]

U R DAF. No prospective student applies to a College if his/her GPA and SAT scores r lower than those required by the Inst. There r no applicants of "Lower Merit", if they meet the criteria. Stop lying!

[@YogaBlissDance]

The ISSUE is with your use of "lesser merit" HEAR ME- the fact that someone from a poor neighborhood, with HORRIBLE SCHOOLS, and a legacy of poverty, poor housing, low quality food and high crime etc. may have lower scores than some white/Asians or whatever does not make them ""Lesser merit" I believe colleges were considering ALL other factors- that the person might bring- ie. POTENTIAL and the fact that they got GOOD GRADES-- DESPITE THE ENVIRONMENT- means in fact they are of "equal or high merit." HARVARD OR YALE trust me is not "lowering their standards" in that they are not gonna take a kid that is gonna fail out...as best as the can prejudge. THEY CHOOSE KIDS that they think will SUCCEED. It comes down to trying to reserve a few slots where GRADES ALONE and the typical "I volunteered with the homeless, ran track, took AP courses" is weighed against maybe "I was the homeless...and I still got a B+" and I still managed to do this and this.... Frankly the latter is more impressive shows more drive, ambition and tenacity. If we changed it from race you would agree, but I'm not gonna waste my time explaining something that if you ACTUALLY CARED, you would have read, and studied history and the ongoing legacy of discrimination aimed at black people- that still plays out...it's not in the past- the legacy is still here now. 1 Quick example there was a concerted organized effort supported by federal government and some local banks to eliminate black farms (and thus land ownership)...by not giving loans, calling in loans etc....this was WIDESPREAD happening up till 5 years ago (?) I can't keep up. SUMMARY: If you can look someone in the eye or put your hand on a bible (or your holy book) and say yes the opportunities for safety, learning, growth, and wealth passed down- and the NUMEROUS benefits that gives, and treatment: hiring, education, police/courts, etc is the SAME for a average black inner city kid as a white middle class kid then...you are deluded. And I am not begrudging Asians- the history is different. 1. So even with some similar challenges, for a poor Chinese-American kid- yes; b/c of cultural and familial background- some of them do excel...even from a working class background. One benefit Asians will talk about is being seen and treated as the "exceptional minority." 2. In fact as a group Indian immigrants out perform whites- there is an in depth article about why: this is complex- a tight, intact family structure-- often with grandparent/grandmother acting as support, two high income-- educated parents, strong guidance and pressure from family to excel in school etc... In the case of Indians, it's the cream of the crop coming to the states for opportunity... No one is truly saying schools should allow the "unqualified" why would we- they would flunk out...what we are saying is/and what schools were doing was broadening the criteria and looking holistically at some disadvantaged kids, who they thought COULD SUCCEED. Now that's being taken away.

[@kimlibera663]

@@YogaBlissDance You miss my point on merit. I'm speaking of not have grades compatible with other students. E.g. Straight As & 4 As plus a B- are still of the same caliber as is a 1590 score & a 1490 score. You don't want to set kids up for failure. A legacy of bad environment does not entitle one to special privileges. The amendment says equal. People must stop playing victim. What I would advocate for is school choice b/c it's clear that city schools are more focused on their unions than students & they are not inspired to climb. The 14th is about a level playing field for all. Meet the standard or you don't have a chance of admission. Elevating one group with special privilege as a tit for tat of the past does not solve anything. It only increases more tensions. When you climb on your own, you get to appreciate all the struggles along the way. When you attain on your own, you can take credit it for & not be beholden to the govt which thinks its beneficent. People are aware of the past histories of blacks. But blacks must also know that other groups encountered their own set of discrimination--Jews, Italians, Irish. The Great Society programs of the 60s have not been helpful to anyone. People need to be more resilient & take pride in their attributes.

[@beatsbydizzy8932]