DUC : Disenfranchised Voter -Ron Edwards’ Seven Solutions Starting with Education

Family, we’re talking about the most important issue out of Ron Edwards’ seven themes—education. Why? Because without education, you don’t get equity. You don’t get power. You don’t get nothing but crumbs. And right now, in Minneapolis—and across America—the system is serving crumbs while eating steak in the suburbs.

Ron laid it out clear:

• Community-controlled schools (Chapter 7).

• Job equity mandates (Chapter 9).

• Housing co-ops (Chapter 8).

• Police oversight (Chapter 15).

But none of this works if the kids can’t read, if they can’t think, if they can’t compete. And let’s be real—this system is designed so they can’t.

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🔥 Here’s the ugly truth:

Minneapolis schools are 90% minority. 9 out of 10 kids qualify for free lunch. And yet they have the nerve to call them “beat-the-odds schools.” Translation: We only expect a few to survive. The rest of y’all? Clubbed like baby seals.

You heard me—clubbing our cubs. Ron said it best. They take our babies—bright-eyed, full of hope—and by the time they hit 10th grade, they’re broken. Labeled. Tracked for failure. Only 17% of Black males in Minneapolis graduate. Let that sink in. Seventeen. Percent. If that ain’t deliberate, what is?

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⚠️ This ain’t just a failure. This is policy.

This is the new Jim Crow in a suit and tie, smiling at you while holding the club. Judges in New York literally ruled the state only had to provide a “minimally adequate education.” You know what that meant? Eighth grade. Eight. Freaking. Grade. That’s their idea of “enough” for Black and Brown kids. And don’t act like Minneapolis is different—it’s the same damn playbook.

Meanwhile, White flight sends their kids to the suburbs where the schools look like Ivy League prep academies. And the teacher unions? They’re not fighting for your kids. They’re fighting for pensions and politics. The NAACP and the Urban League? Too busy dancing for the DFL to notice our babies being set up for prison and poverty.

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📢 Let me make this plain:

Poor schools for poor kids to keep them poor. That’s the system. That’s the hustle. And everybody knows it. Politicians know it. Teachers know it. The so-called “leaders” know it. Hell, even you know it. But the question is—what are you gonna do about it?

Ron Edwards had the answer decades ago: take back control.

Community-controlled schools. Real accountability. Fire the dead weight. Pay high for high performance and fire for failure. Stop accepting “beat-the-odds” nonsense. The odds should be ZERO against our kids. Every child should succeed—not just the lucky few.

And for you DFL cheerleaders who think throwing more money at the same system is the solution? Miss me with that. The problem ain’t just resources—it’s expectations. They’ve already decided your child ain’t worth it. And if you don’t fight back, you’re cosigning the clubbing.

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🎯 So here’s the question for this episode:

Will Minneapolis continue to lead the nation in clubbing its Black kids into helplessness? Or will we lead in proving that every Black child deserves the same education as the suburbs?

Because as Malcolm said, “Armed with the knowledge of our past, we can with confidence charter a course for our future.” But first—we gotta stop the clubbing and start the teaching.

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👉 Next week: We dive into Ron’s other themes—job equity, housing co-ops, and police oversight. But remember this: without education, none of that matters. No education, no future. Period.