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For some black students, failing is safer: "The anti-achievement ethos is often an insidious pull on African-American students' performance, so much so that it recently attracted the attention of several national black advocacy organizations.
In April, in partnership with the National Congress of Black Churches and other groups, the national Urban League introduced an initiative to promote black student success. The Campaign for African American Achievement will try to counter negative peer pressure and lack of parental involvement. "