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Myths that keep black Americans unemployed

Posted by Greg L on December 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

An excellent op-ed from John McWhorter. McWhorter is a well known African-American conservative and here he explodes the myths that African-Americans sometimes operate under that result in some remaining unemployed. With respect to everything he says about the myth relative to securing employment, I’m in 100% agreement and there’s nothing to be added. Where we depart ways … Continue reading →

Filed under Economics, Race in America · Tagged with Black Unemployment, College, Economy at a Crossroads, education, Financial Crisis, Myths, Recession, unemployment, War on Drugs

Is getting a college education another "bill of goods"?

Posted by Greg L on November 2, 2009 · 1 Comment

Below is an article from the New York Times regarding rising college costs. Even though we’re in a recession/depression, the cost of college continues to rise at a rate greater than the general inflation rate. It’s time to ask whether the cost of college education reflects the same bubble as that which occurred in internet … Continue reading →

Filed under Economics, Financial Crisis · Tagged with college costs, education, tuition increases

“If we remain poor and dependent, the riches of other men will not avail us. If we are ignorant, the intelligence of other men will do but little for us. If we are foolish, the wisdom of other men will not guide us. If we are wasteful of time and money, the economy of other men will only make our destitution the more disgraceful and hurtful. “
Frederick Douglass
“If you form the habit of going by what you hear others say about someone, or going by what others think about someone, instead of searching that thing out for yourself and seeing for yourself, you will be walking west when you think you’re going east, and you will be walking east when you think you’re going west. This generation, especially of our people, has a burden, more so than any other time in history. The most important thing we can learn to do today is think for ourselves.”
Malcolm X
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