Posts Tagged race
Politics Breeds Bitter Racial Stereotype… Call & Post
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in Media, People, Politicians on December 2, 2009
December 2, 2009… The Call & Post has always been used as a political tool. It has a great history of standing up for blacks, especially when white newspapers didn’t give a shit about blacks.
That’s why it’s troubling to see a racist stereotype used to attack a black person in the weekly newspaper.
I’d suggest a good read and assessment has been written by blogger and writer Richard Andrews. He reminds us of George Forbes’ attack on Jeff Johnson some time ago. He called Johnson a “mulatto punk.”
You can find his assessment here…
It’s a Deep Depression for Many
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in Economic Development on September 25, 2009
For some of us the recession is nasty but for minorities it’s a devastating Depression.
That’s the real conclusion of a study by the Center for American Progress.
The report notes that the “severity of the recession has erased most of the modest gains that families experienced in a few areas during the past business cycle from 2002 to 2007, such as homeownership.”
“The decline in economic security during the recession is much sharper for minorities than whites,” the report said.
The report notes poverty at 9.1 percent for whites, 31.2 percent for African-Americans and 28.4 Hispanics.
Those latter figures for minorities show a Depression, not a recession.
Special efforts need to be made on a national level to address these disparities.
One obvious one: health care for those in poverty via a government sponsored program equal to Medicare.
The report in full can be accessed here: