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The Good News on Race
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Monday, April 8, 2002

Posted on 04/08/2002 6:52:32 AM PDT by TroutStalker

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A national poll released four years ago revealed some stunning news about the economic progress of black Americans. In a historic first, more blacks (51%) than whites (32%) reported that their economic situation had improved in the past year. And only 9% of blacks, against 17% of whites, said they were worse off. Subsequent polls have produced similar results, and even the most cursory glance at data still trickling out of the 2000 Census helps explain why.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: race

1 posted on 04/08/2002 6:52:32 AM PDT by TroutStalker
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To: TroutStalker
The reparation movement may damage this progress more than help anything else.
2 posted on 04/08/2002 6:55:54 AM PDT by marvlus
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So, this must be why 90% of them voted for Algore.
3 posted on 04/08/2002 6:57:27 AM PDT by newgeezer
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To: marvlus
Could someone please tell this cracker why this was characterised as GOOD NEWS
4 posted on 04/08/2002 7:26:35 AM PDT by chachacha
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To: TroutStalker
"That's 'cause the white werkin' man is being held down by turd worlders and NAFTA. Now let me go back to making 'Buchanan 2004' signs"

Expect to see something like this soon.

6 posted on 04/08/2002 8:00:36 AM PDT by Clemenza
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