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State of Black America
Washington Post ^ | 21 April 2007 | Editorial Staff

Posted on 04/21/2007 6:50:12 AM PDT by shrinkermd

Problem:According to the State of Black America, "African American men are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as white males and make only 75 percent as much a year. They're nearly seven times more likely to be incarcerated, and their average jail sentences are 10 months longer than those of white men [for the same offenses]. In addition, young black males between the ages of 15 and 34 years are nine times more likely to die of homicide than their white counterparts and nearly seven times as likely to suffer from AIDS.

Five Urban League Solutions: (1)Universal childhood education starting at 3; (2)Restoration of the federal summer jobs program;(3)All-male schools and longer school days; (4)Second-chance programs for high school dropouts and ex-offenders; (5)Increased parental involvement.

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KEYWORDS: league; solutions; urban
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To: Pentagon Leatherneck

7. Deal with ‘persuasion’ with the Black gangs throughout America. They kill more of their own community than anyone else. 8. Deal with the lyrics of Hip Hop and Rap. 9. Allow black churches with real pastors to have more input into community solutions not Jesse or Al. 10. Be able to have a real dialogue and debate over the state of race, culture, crime, welfare,without PC restraints.


61 posted on 04/21/2007 12:29:25 PM PDT by phillyfanatic
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To: rdb3

I mean that if someone chooses to be a criminal then that is their choice as a responsible individual. It has nothing to do with economics or environment. If it is in someone’s nature to commit crime then they will do so, with or without government intervention. In fact, government intervention makes matters worse, as it effectively rewards criminals.


62 posted on 04/21/2007 12:54:05 PM PDT by Hatter6
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To: shrinkermd

Murray and Herrnstein, “The Bell Curve”, 1994. All the data ought to be corrected for the comparable IQs and SES.


63 posted on 04/21/2007 2:09:42 PM PDT by GSlob
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To: Hatter6
I mean that if someone chooses to be a criminal then that is their choice as a responsible individual.

Choice being the operative word, of course.


64 posted on 04/21/2007 4:33:08 PM PDT by rdb3 (There's no place like 127.0.0.1 (Get well Snowman!))
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To: nckerr

He’s pretty fly for a white guy.


65 posted on 04/21/2007 4:43:51 PM PDT by Uncle Meat
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