Mapping Everyday: Gender, Blackness, and Discourse in Urban Contexts

Ok, I have to be completely honest about this piece. From the beginning to the very end of it, I could not follow what it was trying to get across. I don't know if it was because I was reading it with the TV on or because it talks about something that doesn't really interest me. However, I'm sure it is a good piece of literature if it got published in a reputable journal. I really wish I could understand this piece because the title grabs my attention, but the content of the paper doesn't do a whole lot for me. While reading it, I found myself zoning out thinking about other classes and what I had to for them. What I did get from this piece, is that inner city kids deal with education in a whole different way than white kids do anywhere. This I think is wrong on so many levels. Something should be done so that every kid receives the same education regardless of race, religion, or where they live.