John Oliver channeled his inner Edward R. Murrow with his latest spotlight on an American shame — segregated education or “apartheid schools.”
Northern schools are a target, with New York City a special focus.
As EW.com noted about Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” segment: “Oliver wasted no time tackling an assumption people make about segregation in schools.”
Oliver said: “Now at this point, if you are in a city like New York, you’re probably thinking, ‘Oh splendid. I know where this is going: a story vilifying the backwards and racist American South. Let me just grab a handful of kale chips that I can munch on while feeling superior.’”
“That’s not going to happen because the South is the ‘least segregated region of black students, and in fact, New York state is now the most segregated system in America, in large part due to New York City.’”
Even a former secretary of labor cheered Oliver:
I thought John Oliver’s segment last night on the continuing segregation of the nation’s public schools was… https://t.co/jxfXUADq7R
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 31, 2016
John Oliver slams pseudo-liberal New Yorkers who “were racist the whole time” https://t.co/tKc9skSUAk
— Salon (@Salon) October 31, 2016
John Oliver has a message for New Yorkers: You’re more Oliver Twist than Sesame Street https://t.co/AkKyMlqQ63
— Salon (@Salon) October 31, 2016
WATCH: John Oliver slams pseudo-liberal New Yorkers for segregating their kids’ schools – Salon https://t.co/5GTKqb0QuY
— Progressive News (@ProgressiveNew) October 31, 2016
John Oliver: Schools Aren’t as Integrated As We’d Like to Believe – The Ring of Fire Network https://t.co/dxnOUjaLP2
— nancy bowen (@lavenderblue27) October 31, 2016