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To: Sarah Barracuda; nascarnation

I bet you are thinking of births out-of-wedlock, which is 73% among blacks. And single parent families among blacks is 67%.

Back in 1960, before the “war on poverty” the out-of-wedlock rate was something like 20-25% for blacks. Still much higher than the national average back then (about 7%).

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jul/29/don-lemon/cnns-don-lemon-says-more-72-percent-african-americ/


13 posted on 11/26/2014 6:59:56 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts 2013 is 1933 REBORN)
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To: 21twelve

Yes I think your right..sorry for the mistake..the 70 percent stuck in my head I knew I had heard it from somewhere..thank you for the correction


23 posted on 11/26/2014 7:42:45 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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