White Unemployment 5.3% -- Black Unemployment 11.4%

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The lady has no experience in the area or realm of work that we are doing versus someone else from another university who did. Promoting someone from outside of our department and building is the same as bringing someone else in from the outside. She is still an outsider just like he was.

It amazes me how you skipped the part about no matter how educated blacks become it is still does not prove to be a door opener to help society become more acceptable of blacks and that black college students still have the highest unemployment rate.

But that is your style, commenting on things that you feel can be turned into a joke instead of addressing the issue. The truth is, you would rather continue to ignore these issues. Let me put this in green and ask you to try again.

Turn into a joke ??? What the florida

I skipped it because I do not believe in principle that Black people face universal discrimination and that there skin color is not the number 1 issue holding them back. ( I did not say no discrimination )

That and your font color burned my retinas

I commented just to let you know your post is not worthy of a comment.

That is such a girl thing to do

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You must mean a "swear tax" Wouldn't he still own the jar after a week, unless Obama took it and gave it to low income folks?

Or to charity.

[JohnR! 5,495]

My guess is the latter. However, the copy does bring into evidence what most educated Americans have known for long - 50 years after the Civill Rights movement, the social divide between whites and blacks hasn't closed in and when it comes to employment, the situation of blacks today is no different than back in the day.

To be sure, we all knew that all along, so it isn't much news, but no less concerning all the same.

So, are we going to have a discussion about what's wrong with this picture, or is this one of those black people are lazy and can't get a job thread?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Turn into a joke ??? What the florida

I skipped it because I do not believe in principle that Black people face universal discrimination and that there skin color is not the number 1 issue holding them back. ( I did not say no discrimination )

That and your font color burned my retinas

That is such a girl thing to do

How many links and experiences do we have to share? You have three black people here who have agreed there is still a large amount of discrimination being faced, links and stories that back this up, and you still don't believe it. What are you looking for? Burning crosses? Water hoses? Dogs and getting beat in the street?

[UncleBeer 244]

You must mean a "swear tax"

So happy not to see his "contributions".

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So happy not to see his "contributions".

The fact that you responded to that post means you saw what was quoted in it.

What I find interesting is why you feel you need to say things like this - what's the objective?

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

How many links and experiences do we have to share? You have three black people here who have agreed there is still a large amount of discrimination being faced, links and stories that back this up, and you still don't believe it. What are you looking for? Burning crosses? Water hoses? Dogs and getting beat in the street?

And you have lots of other stories and links that show there is a lot more going on with the black community than just discrimination. I have never said it and the past are not part of the equation.

Much like those here that only want to talk about apathy, drugs, single parentt homes, crime stats among black young males, out of wedlock births, poor academia performance you only want to talk about discrimination as the only culprit

Discrimination is not the number plague of the black community INMHO. It's in the mix, however discrimination and open doors for blacks has gotten profoundly better in the past 40 years, but the plight of the black man has not.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

How many links and experiences do we have to share? You have three black people here who have agreed there is still a large amount of discrimination being faced, links and stories that back this up, and you still don't believe it. What are you looking for? Burning crosses? Water hoses? Dogs and getting beat in the street?

And PS. I have seen way worse brutality than you will ever see in 100 black years. ( that's like a light year, but from a black persons perspective)

You know that may be a catchy new term. How long have you been employed here sir, why 10 years, but that's 15 in black years.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

And PS. I have seen way worse brutality than you will ever see in 100 black years. ( that's like a light year, but from a black persons perspective)

You know that may be a catchy new term. How long have you been employed here sir, why 10 years, but that's 15 in black years.

That's your problem. You've set the bar too high. Anything less that what you grew up with isn't racism. My granddad lived that mess, and he still knows what time it is now.

I don't mind talking about it. I've lived through it. I have more drug and alcohol users in my family than I care to think about. But don't you think it's a bit disrespectful when thats' ALL we talk about. Every problem is black people have problems. When it's discrimination, let's talk about the crime rate. When it's not, let's talk about single mothers and welfare. You act like we don't know what's going on in the black community.

BOTH sides need fixing.

[GandD 5,966]

That's your problem. You've set the bar too high. Anything less that what you grew up with isn't racism. My granddad lived that mess, and he still knows what time it is now.

I don't mind talking about it. I've lived through it. I have more drug and alcohol users in my family than I care to think about. But don't you think it's a bit disrespectful when thats' ALL we talk about. Every problem is black people have problems. When it's discrimination, let's talk about the crime rate. When it's not, let's talk about single mothers and welfare. You act like we don't know what's going on in the black community.

BOTH sides need fixing.

I have a bunch of druggies and alcoholics in my family too. And I'm white, imagine that. We've got a healthy mix of lawyers, cops, social workers, and inmates in my family. Pretty much covered the spread.

[Karee 4,191]

I have a bunch of druggies and alcoholics in my family too. And I'm white, imagine that. We've got a healthy mix of lawyers, cops, social workers, and inmates in my family. Pretty much covered the spread.

That pretty much describes half of my extended family. Except for the lawyers, cops and social workers part. They're white as well. One common factor between all of them, is that it's someone else's fault they're in the mess they're in.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Turn into a joke ??? What the florida

I skipped it because I do not believe in principle that Black people face universal discrimination and that there skin color is not the number 1 issue holding them back. ( I did not say no discrimination )

That and your font color burned my retinas

That is such a girl thing to do

Please address the unemployment of young black people graduating from college. You say blacks don't get an education. There are plenty of black youth going to college, getting an education and they are still unemployed.

ADDRESS THE ISSUE and if you can't stop your rant sessions on black people. Your ideology is clearly the problem that some blacks are still facing.

[GandD 5,966]

That pretty much describes half of my extended family. Except for the lawyers, cops and social workers part. They're white as well. One common factor between all of them, is that it's someone else's fault they're in the mess they're in.

It's the drugs man, it's always the drugs.

[Karee 4,191]

It's the drugs man, it's always the drugs.

Yeah that and the booze. I guess alcohol is considered a drug.

[GandD 5,966]

I count it. It's certainly responsible for the majority of bad decisions/embarrassing moments in my life.