A majority of African-Americans are still economically disadvantaged. Crime rates are high amongst blacks AND so is teen pregnancy.
2006-09-23 19:12:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
No. I think that what many African-Americans "suffer" from is a generation-to-generation problem. It got to be too comfortable to blame whitey for everything that went wrong rather than try to fix it. Add hopelessness and despair to that and you get drug addiction, crime, domestic violence, gang activity, inadequate education, teen pregnancy, single-parented kids, legacies of poverty and the cycle begins anew with each generation. And it's a really hard cycle to break.
Oh And that guy "mojo" is the one who's confused. Whites didn't "give" Blacks their own churches, water fountains, etc. to be generous. Those separate places and utilities were inferior and were meant to continue segregation.
2006-09-23 19:29:46 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Slavery didn't just affect blacks of the past, it CRIPPLED them. And that crippling effect, sadly enough, still happens today. They separated blacks when they brought them here from Africa and that separation still runs deep. I'm not saying it's an excuse, because it's not. Some people are generally lazy. And people need to stop making a generalization of all black people. We are not all lazy, we are not all ghetto, we don't all complain, and all of us do not blame "the man" for our problems. The same could be said for some white people who are lazy, complain all the time, and blame minorities as the reason why they can't find work or live in nice neighborhoods anymore. Give me a break. People are people, we live and learn by the mistakes we make, and some of us are smart enough to become better than what others think.
2016-03-27 06:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that African-Americans are still using the slavery issue as a crutch and an excuse. It makes it okay to fail and gives them a way to blame some one else at the same time.
There are many African-Americans that have become productive members of society just like other people that have had to overcome an obstacle to get where they are today.
2006-09-23 19:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by bmc0321 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in the fact that a large percentage still use it as a crutch, a reason, a belief that they have to justify the economic disadvantage you so state. If the African Americans truly decide to move forward, they can, if they truly want to move forward, not use excuses.
Examples:
Oprah Winfrey, richest woman in the world
Colin Powell was born in New York City in 1937, and was raised in the South Bronx, in the once-infamous Hunts Point neighborhood. He always spoke warmly of his parents, Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Ariel Powell, as loving and hard-working. They had emigrated from Jamaica to the United States, and they pronounced his name "coll-in".
Powell was educated in the New York City public schools, and gained a bachelor's degree in geology from City College of New York attaining a 'C' average, according to his 2006 graduation address at Marymount University.
Colin Powell later commanded (Desert Storm) the largest military force since Alexander the Great, rivaling the forces led by Eisenhower in the invasion of Europe. His last military assignment, from October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993, was as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. At age 52, he became the youngest officer to serve in this position. In 1989, he joined Eisenhower and Alexander Haig as the third general since World War II to reach four-star rank without ever being a divisional commander.
2006-09-23 19:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mark W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
every race of people has been in slaved at some point in history.
each of them also tries to use it as a crutch against society to get something for nothing.
The only race that I think has not is the American Indians. Oh ya
Aren't they just about wiped off the face of the earth?
No they are never going to recover as a race, Because a slave is not a race! It is a result of human nature. There problems are the same in all races.
2006-09-24 08:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by Bear 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think slavery was an important issue to recognize, resolve, and remove. That was umpteen years ago. Civil rights were upheld over 40 years ago. It's time to pull up the pants, go to school, work hard, make a decent living regardless of the way you are perceived by others, and quit freaking whining about how bad your great grandparents had it when they were growing up.
Life goes on. Live in the present. Learn from the past.
2006-09-23 19:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by bookster 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well ur wrong there, for one, they may appear that way, espcially in the wake of Katrina/Rita, but there are just as many Mexican/latino americans, that have the same kidsn of problems they do, We have extremly high rate of teen pregnancies, as just as much of problem with low paying jobs and druggies, so it is not race specific, there are quite a few wealthy black entrepenuers out there, not quite as many as our counterparts but great strides made
2006-09-23 19:24:31 · answer #7 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Everyone will have their own opinion about this. An African American's opinon might be COMPLETELY different from the opinion of someone from another race. I do not think there is one definite answer
2006-09-23 19:21:18 · answer #8 · answered by .LoveStoned. 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
no, I think blacks are confused. At one time the white man tried to give them there own schools, churches, hell even water fountains. They didn't like it, Now if they don't get there own schools churches and even beauty contest the white man is racist. I think they are the ones who are prejudice
2006-09-23 19:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
myths
****** are wealthy and the best in all sports
2006-09-23 19:19:34 · answer #10 · answered by Philip V 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋