Tag Archives: Race
Poverty, not racism, causes the achievement gap
* Liberals are biased against the white poor
Study Shows Public Help Racial Bias On The Right — And Left
The bias reflects belief in the politically correct dogma that racism is the sole cause of poverty.
In fact, two thirds of America’s poor are white. Thus racism cannot be the sole cause.
You’d never know that from the mainstream media, however. For example, in a July pictorial in U.S. News and World Report, “The New Faces of U.S. Poverty,” every face is black.
We’ll never understand black poverty until we understand white poverty. And the existence of white poverty, currently, the Left denies.
Reblogged 11/21/24.
* Quotation from Michael Eric Dyson
Some time ago, a Facebook friend shared a Baltimore Sun op-ed by Richard Rowe, “A recommendation for Baltimore’s white liberal establishment.” In it, Rowe quotes the below passage from a New York Times op-ed by Michael Eric Dyson, “Death in black and white.” Dyson alleges many things here, and his statement deserves examination from various angles. I anticipate referring to this quotation several times in the near future.
* Poor children have smaller brains
(Originally posted 05/14/15. Reblogged 09/12/24.))
Bookmarks:
Poor children have smaller brains
* DOJ organizes riots?
* Resentment and hope
Three incidents from Sunday 09/18:
(1) I caught the racial vibe as soon as she came in the room.
(2) In the middle of worship, I looked at my situation. I needed to touch base sometime during the service with _____, _____ and _____, any of whom might give me cash; for smokes, bus fare and candy. I also needed to touch base sometime during worship with each of three other people ISO a ride “home.” My petty, material, selfish neediness so preoccupied me, I couldn’t get into the spirit of worship at all. This did not feel good.
(3) At the shelter, in the shower, for a washcloth they gave me a strip of fabric that had been torn from a towel, two inches wide and six inches long. That was to be my washcloth.
I responded as follows.
* Are blacks more violent?
Confronting the myth that “black culture” is responsible for violent crime in America
Friday, September 2, 2016
On the one hand, I am strongly tempted to include this one in my list of “biased headlines.”
On the other hand, whether or not I agree with him — At this writing, I’ve read most of the article but not all, and have not yet been able to determine whether or not I do. — German Lopez presents here a very thorough and balanced analysis. This piece is to be regarded as a tremendous resource for any future discussions.
Reblogged 07/18/24.
* Prayer cannot be politically correct.
Monday, September 5, 2016
There is a certain time in my daily prayer routine when I give attention to each of certain names that aren’t on any list. This happens to include every single member of the church youth group whose name is known to me. (It happens to include all those names. It’s not by design. Each one got on there individually.)
Only one of those individuals is the same color as me.
* The best present makes the best future.
I’m posting very little new material these days, but there are hundreds of posts different folks may not have seen the first time around. So I’ve had in mind possibly to start “recycling” old posts.
I happened across this one today. Actually, its story has been on my mind given recent difficulties getting into the shelter. And when I re-read it today, I was moved, not just by the story about Leo, but the remark about dwelling in untoward feelings. I see so many people around me, and so many expressions in the media, of folk dwelling in grievance, anger, the feeling of injustice, of being disadvantaged, of harboring resentment especially against those of different skin color.
And even within Christianity, I find sometimes such negativity being encouraged, in the name of justice; wholly forgetting the Gospel mandate to forgive, forgive, forgive.
The below post first appeared 2015-12-12.
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Saturday 2015-12-05
14:40. Actually, Leo arrived first.
But he got turned away.
The Homeless Blogger 