[bkepley]

I think it’s more a cultural thing. The performance of West-Indies born blacks versus US born blacks the West-Indies born blacks do very well.

[Paladin2]

It still could be genetics, just not racial genetics.

[kearnyirish2]

“I think it’s more a cultural thing. The performance of West-Indies born blacks versus US born blacks the West-Indies born blacks do very well.”

This is an important point; this is not a question of race or genes, but a question of culture. Many West Africans also do very well in comparison to “African-Americans” (because BOTH of their parents will beat their asses if they don’t...just like white parents).

[GOPJ]

I think it’s more a cultural thing. The performance of West-Indies born blacks versus US born blacks the West-Indies born blacks do very well.

Didn't Malcolm Gladwell write about this?