I work with a lot of black folks in the navy. Many of the blacks in the military enlisted to escape the 'hood and make something with their lives.
The other day in my shop I was privy to a conversation between two black navy chiefs debating the merits of giving their kids "normal" (i.e. "white") names. One of the chiefs made the comment, "I don't want to give my kid a name where when he fills out a job application it's going to go straight into the trash."
They then proceeded to make fun of all their relatives and the crazy black names they've given their kids.
LOL, I have a very unusual first name, and had the maiden name of Jones. I worked in a majority white industry and lived in Atlanta, so I always wonder how many of my earliest job interviews were granted due to Affirmative Action requirements. Like, “Oh, here’s one and she has a good resume, we’d better bring her in!” I did have one coworker tell me they were all surprised when I arrived for the first day of work and was...pale and blonde. D’oh!
Where I live now there are very few blacks. The ones that are here mostly are mostly here because of Ellsworth AFB. I am looking forward to people getting back to naming their kids Christian names and not using last names as first names. That can be so confusing.