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Posted by brooklynQB on Thu Apr 21 17:01:22 2005 I have a honest cultural question:I read an article (couldn't re-find it, sorry) that says Blacks earn 1/10th of the wealth of whites. Add to that the other negivite statistics that have been done on this issue(crime rates, drug addiction, neighborhood health), I have one question to my fellow Black Americans: Why?... Why is there so much violence in Black areas? Same with drop-outs, drug addicts, abortions, and poverty. I mean, I feel very angry that I read articles that say Blacks (as well has hispanics, to some extent) are suffering from these problems more than whites. Are Black areas improving? Is racism going down? Are more minorites rising to middle-upper middle class? How many blacks are going to college? But then abother thought...Is it really true? Do Blacks really suffer from this more than our white neighbors? Is it all one big racist stereotype? Whichever side of this issue your on, whatever you have to say, go ahead and say it. *DISCLAMER* I know this post looks pretty negitive. But I really do have a honest question. Let's keep it civil and nice. I mean, this could really be a productive conversation. Remeber, I suffer from some of these issues too, so don't think I don't feel this... |
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