I don't know about you but my viewpoint on the black race has changed dramatically since 2008. I never even had a viewpoint about blacks except they were my fellow Americans. I saw very little racism growing up. It wasn't really even ever discussed (races). I went to school in both a rural school and a 'city' school which had a considerable number of black students. I do remember a few fights in the city school but they were always between blacks and they fought like animals.
So, my pov has changed. I now have one and it looks like comparatively, they are absolutely right.