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> lack of appreciation for education Have you ever been to a Black public school, like actually attended one as a student? I promise you the #1 problem isn't l
by diffrinse 6y ago
> lack of appreciation for education
Have you ever been to a Black public school, like actually attended one as a student? I promise you the #1 problem isn't lack of appreciation for education.
>fatherless homes
Except this actually has a pretty pinpoint time when it began to cultivate and it overlaps with the War on Drugs and the stagnation of Black middle class growth in the 80s. The modern situation is accumulation of these effects, not their cause.
- 323454 6y agoThe rate of non-marital births steadily increased for Blacks and Whites from 1950-1995 (although Blacks did start from a higher baseline). From 1995 until now it has mostly levelled off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Family:_The_Case_For_National_Action#/media/File%3ANonmarital_Birth_Rates_in_the_United_States%2C_1940-2014.png https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Family:_The_Case_F...