re: Question Regarding Black Unemployment

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The purpose was to illustrate that their is a large percentage of whites who are economically struggling and rely on some form of government assistance. It is not only blacks who are using food stamps.

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Per capita tho...post those numbers.

This is actually the correct way welfare usage should be looked at.

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My idea on a solution is to end the war on drugs and use that money to fund a series of professionally run boarding schools that are states away that take the place of these failing schools in these failing communities (voluntary enrollment, no one would be forced into it). You simply aren't going to "fix" these failing family units so the best option is to start re-training the young to teach them there is a better way (a way they might otherwise never get exposed to).

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Absolutely LOVE this post. And I think your idea would really be the best method. It is sad, but your opinions are based on these facts.

I wish they would get rid of affirmative action so that underachievers among the majority demographic would stop making excuses and just realize they arent good enough to be successful.

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very interesting discussion and you posted good materials to consider. I would like to hear more about why/how you view affirmative action and unemployment to be so connected.

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I will probably make another thread based more on job distribution of minorities (as that is a very extensive topic).

But fun fact, Blacks that move from the North to the South typically have better job opportunities.

Reverse Migration - More Blacks moving South for Employment

I think affirmative action, at best, only provides minimal advancements for Blacks. For the most part, jobs rely more heavily on networking with personal connections rather than supplemental programs.

To be honest, I wish we could do away with affirmative action. But I think we need to honestly address the root cause of some of these hiring practices first.

It could be argued (just playing devil's advocate) that the removal of AA would not directly improve Black unemployment. A prevalent bias against Blacks would not just disappear with a legal action as history has shown.

If anything, you could put professional Blacks (those who are smart, hard working, etc.) in the most danger. They have to deal with perceived racism on top of work place bias. Meanwhile the "Dindu" blacks are not effected at all, since they were living on welfare or charity cases anyway.

again, devil's advocate, you can always dispute me.

Ha. Ive been trying to be more light hearted and not make accusations to other posters.

In all seriousness i have sat on hiring boards both public side and industry side and i have never been instructed to take race into consideration in any way shape or form. Ive never seen a black person denied a job nor have i seen one favored for one because of their race.

I think this whole thing has very narrow applications and is wayyy over blown. It gives people an excuse to not take responsibility when they get passed over.

In my career i have focused on education, training, and kicking arse and im doing fairly well. Not where i want to be yet but way ahead of schedule for most...

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Why do these percentages not add up to 100%?

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I am gonna guess that seven percent of households had no household head and no adult listed on the file?

Well the claim here is that affirmative action is rampantly leading to more qualified white candidates being passed over. How would this be occurring if no one talks about it during hiring procedures?