Posted on 03/19/2006 9:12:59 PM PST by summer
BALTIMORE Black men in the United States face a far more dire situation than is portrayed by common employment and education statistics,...
Focusing more closely than ever on the life patterns of young black men, the new studies, by experts at Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and other institutions, show that the huge pool of poorly educated black men are becoming ever more disconnected from the mainstream society, and to a far greater degree than comparable white or Hispanic men.
...These were among the recent findings:
¶The share of young black men without jobs has climbed relentlessly...dropouts....
¶Incarceration rates climbed in the 1990's and reached historic highs in the past few years....
¶In the inner cities, more than half of all black men do not finish high school.
...According to census data, there are about five million black men ages 20 to 39 in the United States.
Terrible schools, absent parents, racism, the decline in blue collar jobs and a subculture that glorifies swagger over work have all been cited as causes of the deepening ruin of black youths. ..
Joseph T. Jones, director of the fatherhood and work skills center here, puts the breakdown of families at the core.
"Many of these men grew up fatherless, and they never had good role models," said Mr. Jones, who overcame addiction and prison time. "No one around them knows how to navigate the mainstream society."...
All the negative trends are associated with poor schooling...
...Among black dropouts in their late 20's, more are in prison on a given day 34 percent than are working 30 percent ......
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
This is changing, and quickly. Asian gangs are turning into a nationwide phenomenon. The values of hard work and determination are falling on a young generation of deaf ears.
I suspect that bad behavior, especially in protected groups, will not be eliminated if the apologists continue to condone it with the usual rationalizations. If no culture is better than another, then surely pants around the ankles, illiteracy, violence and anarchy have the same "value" as clear thinking, cleanliness, hard work and religiosity. In fact, the former traits are actually better, as they are "authentic." You see the plight that the young face.
Cosby was preaching the party line until just recently, then he suddenly saw the light. When he did black leaders pack hunted him and instigated a scandal to keep him busy. Better late than never, but he is no hero IMHO.
Give me a break about bad schools. If a teacher could teach in crime ridden schools, you would get teachers to take the positions there. Those employed are called teachers but are really baby sitters for the delinquent.
IMHO the problem is with the mothers who are raising these children. Forget the fathers, they are largely absent. Someone perpetuates the hate, the victimhood, etc. and it is the mothers/head of households.
Sorry but what on earth has this got to do with the Black demographic apparently working themselves into poverty while other ethnic groups do the opposite?
Sorry I just don't agree, the advent of Rap culture and a fascination with gang violence and crime are to blame. More specifically the black parents and families themselves. When the black youth are more concerned about acquiring the latest basketball sneakers and "bling" accessories, while their ethnic equivalents in the Hispanic and Asian communities are spending their money on school books is it any wonder their society is seeing this appalling decline?
Your missing an enormously obvious point here, this is impacting the black community NOT the ,Chinese, Japanese, Irish, Hispanic etc
need I go on?
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has never held a job in his life, yet he is a multi-millionaire. He is a race hustler, and will only continue to hold his power and wealth as long as he keeps blacks "down on the plantation". Same with Sharpton, Kweiesi(sp) Mufune, and the rest of the bastards that are destroying their own people.
You are correct about the "gangsta" culture, crime etc. It doesn't happen where there is a responsible father figure. Over 90% of black gang members are from single mom families. This does not excuse an individual from their actions. Do the crime-do the time, but it does point out some of the root causes. It's quite simple. If there is no strong positive masculine influence then chaos is the result.
Yes I agree with you, thanks for your comments :-)
Only the ones this is effecting, the other groups seem content i.e still performing well in wealth generation surveys and higher education statistics.
"But black leadership, if one can call it that, is locked into the Democrat Plantation mode. "
Agreed it's either a Dummocrat leading them or a bleeding heart Hollywood actor for a role model, as you say screwed either way
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