Talk:Yates High School

Latest comment: 3 years ago by InedibleHulk in topic Re: desegregation

Assess for Schools

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Hi - your page is a good "start" and the alumni get you a "mid". To proceed further you need to include further topics and especially ensure you have references for all information. Pics are good too. Welcome

Sources

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William S. Holland divorced

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I don't know if/when somebody will make a bio of William S. Holland, but in case:

His wife, Mattie J. Holland, a businessperson, filed for divorce by September 7, 1961. It's definitely him because the guy was the principal of Ryan Junior High School after it split from Yates. WhisperToMe (talk) 04:39, 1 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

Demographic data

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@Broadmoor: Hi! About this edit I chose to restore the info, as:

  • 1. No reason was specified for the removal
  • 2. Demographic data indicated in secondary sources (which discuss trends/developments) has precedence over demographic data in primary sources
  • 3. the growth in numbers of non-black students at Yates is an important development

Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 20:05, 21 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Academics

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@Broadmoor: Hi again! In this edit you didn't state why you removed the cleaning credits stuff, so I will restore that too. I think the Yates High School academic history should explain historical info. Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 20:30, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Updating Information

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Hello:

Well done on the article of Jack Yates High School. Please note the following updates and alumnus. Current Principal: Tiffany Guillory

Notable Alumnus to add to list: Johnny Nash, international recording artist most notably I Can See Clearly Now

Current images of the school at 3650 Alabama St. to consider to add to the article:2C2KPhotos (talk) 17:25, 31 May 2020 (UTC) https://www.flickr.com/photos/2cheap2keep/49956171586/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/2cheap2keep/47749270772/in/album-72157677146751868/Reply

Re: desegregation

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@IndedibleHulk: Re: this edit

When I titled it "Post-desegregation" I meant to say that de jure segregation had ended. However white people did not begin attending schools that were previously designated for black children in significant numbers; instead wealthier and more talented black students went to schools formerly only for white (and Hispanic and Asian) students.

Now the percentage of white students in the whole of HISD is 8%. If desegregation means white students attending these historically black schools in significant numbers, that not happen for awhile. The white people moving into the Third Ward are often childless or use magnet or private schools (the wealthier African-Americans in Riverside Terrace do this). WhisperToMe (talk) 20:09, 20 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

I'm inedible, not indedible, but everything else seems reasonable. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:08, 28 January 2021 (UTC)Reply