"Blackness" Is NOT A Handicap- Day 114

Happy Saturday.

I hope you have a productive and wonderful day. May you accomplish your goals, and then some.

I was reading various news on the internet, as I usually do most mornings, and/or evenings. When I came across this blog,
"Why Blacks Suck". When I read just the title, I was taken aback, for a moment. I have always felt, and still feels that people have the absolute right, to voice their genuine opinions, even if the words are insulting to most. I believe in allowing for an open and honest debate.

Moreover, back to the present topic, the writer of this blog recently wrote a piece concluding that "blackness is a handicap". I competely disagree, and I will articulate my position with facts, research data, and not mere words.

First, Dr. Watson, a scientist that completed his research on this subject concluded whites are more intelligent than blacks. "The scientist who won the 1962 Nobel Prize for his work on discovering the structure of DNA has had his upcoming talk cancelled by the Science Museum.

Dr James Watson's controversial views on intelligence state that white people are smarter than black people. A museum spokesperson said "It is a shame that a man with a record of scientific distinction should see his work overshadowed by his own irrational prejudices."

In a recent interview, Watson said:

"...all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours - whereas all the testing says not really."

He also said that he hoped everyone was equal but "people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true."

No stranger to controversy, Watson is on record as once stating that a woman should have the right to abortion if it can be proved the unborn child is going to be a homosexual." (RustyLyme)

In another "race and intelligence" study taken from "Storm Front.org, it concluded:

"African-born blacks comprise about 16 percent of the U.S. foreign-born black population (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000), and are “considerably” more educated than other immigrants. The vast majority of these immigrants come from minority white countries in East and West Africa (e.g. Kenya and Nigeria). While less than 2 percent originate from North or South Africa (CIA World Factbook, 2004; Yearbook of immigration Statistics, 2003). In an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Journal of Blacks in higher education, African immigrants to the United States were found more likely to be college educated than any other immigrant group, which included those from Europe, North America and Asia (see also Nisbett, 2002; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000). African immigrants have also been shown to be more highly educated than any native-born ethnic group including white and Asian Americans (Logan & Deane, 2003; Williams, 2005; The Economist, 1996; Arthur, 2000; Selassie, 1998; Nisbett, 2002).

Most data suggests that between 43.8 and 49.3 percent of “all” African immigrants in the United States hold a college diploma (Nisbett, 2002; Charles, 2007; U.S. Census, 2000). This is slightly more than the percentage of Asian immigrants to the U.S., substantially greater than the percentage of European immigrants, nearly “double” that of native-born white Americans, nearly four times the rate of native-born African Americans, and more than “8 times” that of some Hispanic groups (Williams, 2005; Nisbett, 2002; The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1999-2000; U.S. Census, 2000). Black immigrants from Africa have also been shown to have rates of college graduation that are “more” than double that of the U.S. born population, in general (Williams, 2005). For example, in 1997, 19.4 percent of all adult African immigrants in the United States held a “graduate degree”, compared to 8.1 percent of adult whites (a difference of “more than” double) and 3.8 percent of adult blacks in the United States, respectively (The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1999-2000). This shows that America has an equally large achievement gap between white Americans and African born immigrants as between native born white and black Americans

In the UK, 1988, the Commission for Racial Equality conducted an investigation on the admissions practices of St. George's, and other medical colleges, who set aside a certain number of places for minority students. This informal quota system reflected the percentage of minorities in the general population. However, minority students with Chinese, Indian, or black African heritage had higher academic qualifications for university admission than did whites (Blacks in Britain from the West Indies had lower academic credentials than did whites). In fact, blacks with African origins over the age of 30 had the highest educational qualifications of any ethnic group in the British Isles. Thus, the evidence pointed to the fact that minority quotas for university admissions were actually working against students from these ethnic groups who were on average more qualified for higher education than their white peers (Cross, 1994; Also see, Dustmann and Theodoropoulos, 2006). Dustmann and Theodoropoulos (2006) provided the first thorough investigation of educational attainment and economic behavior of ethnic minority immigrants and their children in Britain. This study investigated how British born minorities performed in terms of education, employment and wages when compared to their parent’s generation, as well as to comparable groups of white natives, using 27 years of “LFS data” (Labour Force Survey). For both generations Black Africans topped the list in both years of schooling/educational qualifications and wages/employment, followed by Indian and Chinese immigrants. In terms of educational attainment levels, their results showed a strong educational background for Britain’s ethnic minority immigrant population, in general, with second generation ethnic minorities on average doing better than their parents, and “substantially better” than their white peers for most socio-economic indicators."(Storm Front.org)

Therefore, I conclude that "blackness itself is not a handicap. But I must admit, that with all of the ills in the Black communities, it may appear this way to many. It is just that we have too many weak Black males in America, that do nothing but give us a bad reputation. I will not run from an honest opinion about how American Blacks are fairing. Most Blacks in America do suck. And by "suck", I mean, that most Black American are NOT doing well at all. Most have become complacent, and excepted the slave mentality that "the white must save us from ourselves."

But look at African Blacks from other countries such as Nigeria, and Ghana, and you will see that "true" Africans believe in education. They clearly understand that an educated people is an educated nation.

They, unlike most American blacks, believe in working hard for the betterment of their communities. Most of the African men also believe in rearing, and taking care of their children, which is the begining of true intelligence. Why? Because children eventually grow up and repeat what they learn.

Have a wonderful day, and please do not forget to read.:)

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