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I'm downvoting it because it is willfully, thoughtfully, and purposefully attempting to argue that there is no racially motivated correlation between these data

• Terretta 6y ago
  > willfully, thoughtfully, and purposefully attempting to argue that there is no racially motivated correlation between these datasets. On the contrary.... I grew up in Africa. My sister is professor of African studies with degree from UW Madison. I'm familiar with the area and the issues. The "crescent" seen in the data is geography, not some sort of compelling argument for correlation. Exactly contrary to your interpretation of my comment, my point is that the same data sets are correlated everywhere there's density, but I guess "the blob" doesn't seem as persuasive as "the crescent". It's not that it's a crescent, it's just urban America. And it's a problem. PS. See also, "centuries worth of negative compounding at work": https://ofdollarsanddata.com/racial-wealth-gap/ https://ofdollarsanddata.com/racial-wealth-gap/