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Government Policy Found To Be Major Reason Behind Black Latino White Wealth Disparity

Ever wonder why Blacks and Latino's remain at the bottom of the economic ladder. Many critics say we don't work hard enough. They also say if their ancestors could come through Ellis Island with nothing and make their way in America, then what is our problem? Listen carefully to the real facts below rather than wallowing in bias ignorance.

Race And The Wealth Gap

One of the defining characteristics of our economy is the wealth gap. From the Homstead Act of 1862, which allowed people, white men, to claim land to the present, government policy has contributed to this striking disparity.

 

African Americans are far more likely than whites to be poor, out of work or in jail, and are hurting worse by the US economic crisis, a report says. "Ironically, even as an African American man holds the highest office in the country, African Americans remain twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, three times more likely to live in poverty and more than six times as likely to be incarcerated," the State of Black America report said on Wednesday.

Blacks and whites have both made progress in educational attainment, but progress was slower for African Americans, the report, which tracks trends between 2001 and 2007 added. The number of white children enrolled in preschool increased by about three percent, while among black children, it fell by one percent, causing the education gap to grow.

Real median household income fell 1.7 percent for African Americans and nearly four percent for whites during the period, the report said. However, the poverty rate for African Americans increased nearly eight percent, while for whites it rose by around five percent.

Millions of blacks are losing jobs at a faster rate than the general population during this punishing recession. Much of the disparity is due to a concentration of African Americans in construction, blue-collar or service-industry jobs that have been decimated by the economic meltdown. Unemployment among African Americans has been about double the rate for whites since the government began tracking those categories in the early 1970s.

What do you think should be done by the government and the private sector to ensure a more equitable economic future for all Americans?

Christ Wasn't Black, Because He Was A Jew: The Perfect Easter Sunday Question!

Eric, who I am assuming, is white based on the tone of  his

words and phrases, sent to me today his genuine thoughts about this site:

 

I just read some of your website. Let me make this very easy. Jesus was Jewish. This is a known fact and as such he was middle eastern/Jew, neither black or white. Do you mention this on your website? I honestly did not read your whole website because you lost me after the first page or so trying to claim or insinuate he was black. I agree that Western Civilization and Europe have also distorted his physical attributes (blond hair and blue eyes) this too is false.

How can one ignore the Biblical evidence and scriptures themselves, both OT and NT, that Jesus is Jewish. He was an olive color of sorts, probably even darker than olive. Maybe more like the color of people from India. Probably closer to what someone from Iraq or Iran look like or even Syria.

Jews are some white and some color but not even close to being of African descent.  The OT states in numerous passages he would be a descendant of David, Moses, Noah, Solomon, Joshua, etc. Nowhere near Africa.

This has nothing to do with race or racism. Please communicate accuracy by starting with the scriptures first. Please email me back with your comments, don't hold back. I would love to hear what you think of what I am saying.

Thank you,
Eric

Eric as we discuss whether Jesus was Black. let me point to President Barack Obama and the issue that continues to be raised by some whites who are uncomfortable calling him our first Black President. Many say Obama isn’t black, he's half white. Think about that for a minute. Historically from slavery through Jim Crow and to the present day, if you had one drop of Black blood you were considered Black by our society. As a result of slavery, Black Americans come in all shades and colors. President Obama, when asked the question of his heritage, acknowledges both sides of his family but says if he tried to catch a cab at night, there would be no doubt what he would be seen as, and there fore he says he is African American in his frame of reference and life experience.

 

Now let’s address your question of doubt as to whether Jesus was Black and that Jews are light skin and your false conclusion that since Jesus was a Jew he couldn’t have been Black. Since you seem to overlook the biblical and scientific proof that I have presented, I'm going to point you to Wikipedia and the results you get when you type in Ethopian Jews.

 

 

 

Eric, I hope you read that entire Wikipedia page, but especially this paragraph:

 

A 2001 study by the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University found a possible genetic similarity between 11 Ethiopian Jews and 4 Yemenite Jews who took part in the testing. The differentiation statistic and genetic distances for the 11 Ethiopian Jews and 4 Yemenite Jews tested were quite low, among the smallest of comparisons involving either of these populations.

 

The 4 Yemenite Jews from this study may be descendants of reverse migrants of African origin who crossed Ethiopia to Yemen. The study result suggests gene flow between Ethiopia and Yemen as a possible explanation for the closeness. The study also suggests that the gene flow between Ethiopian and Yemenite Jewish populations may not have been direct, but instead could have been between Jewish and non-Jewish populations of both regions.

^{So Eric, yes we both agree that Jesus was a Jew, but biblical and scientific evidence confirms now that he was indeed a Black Jew. If you have any real evidence showing otherwise, please post it. As for your point that Jesus may have been the color of people from India and Iraq, I have posted a picture of each below.}

^{Indian Woman}

 

^{Iraqi Man}

 

^{I think the question you should be posting is why Christianity refuses to acknowledge the truth and why so many so called Christians remain in denial and some seem angry, like yourself, at the thought that Jesus was Black and so is President Barack Obama. Knowing these facts, I'm sure as a Christian, you don't love and respect them any less.}

^{Peace and Love To All Of God's People.}

Poor White South Africans Blame Reverse Discrimination

As Black people, we have a history of being very forgiving and compassionate about the needs of our fellow man. We have survived against the odds because of our special relationship with the almighty.

In 1998, I traveled to Johnassesburg, Durban and Captown to see first hand what aparthied had done to generations of Black people. But as the walls of this racial sickness have come tumbling down, we all hoped that both black and white children would finally be given the same chance.

Dr. King, if he were alive, would not tolerate the mistreatment of any race at the hands of another, despite what ever may have happened in the past.

"AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?"

                              Genesis 4:9


1. Perhaps one of the more thought-provoking questions in the Bible is
   that one asked by Cain:
   a. Cain had killed his brother because God had accepted Abel's
      offering, but not his own - Gen 4:3-8
   b. When the Lord inquired concerning Abel, Cain's response was:

                 "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen 4:9)

2. This is a question we would do well to ask ourselves today...
   a. Are we our brother's keeper?
   b. Do we have a responsibility to watch out for and care for one
      another?

[When one turns to the New Testament, it becomes clear that the answer
is in the affirmative.  In fact, there are many passages which
emphasize...]

I. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ONE ANOTHER

   A. WE ARE TO "LOVE ONE ANOTHER"...
      1. As commanded by Jesus - Jn 13:34-35; 15:12,17
      2. As taught by Paul - Ro 13:8; 1Th 4:9
      3. As instructed by Peter - 1Pe 1:22
      4. As stressed by John - 1Jn 3:11 (note v.12), 23; 4:7,11-12;
         2Jn 5
      -- But how are we to express such love?  Other passages can
         provide the answer...

   B. HOW WE SHOW OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER...
      1. We are to "receive one another" - Ro 15:7
      2. We are to "edify another" - Ro 14:19
      3. We are to "serve one another" - Ga 5:13
      4. We are to "bear one another's burdens" - Ga 6:1-2
      5. We are to be "forgiving one another" - Ep 4:32
      6. We are to be "submitting to one another" - Ep 5:21
      7. We are to "exhort one another" - He 3:12-13
      8. We are to "consider one another" - He 10:24-25
      9. We are to be "hospitable to one another" - 1Pe 4:8-10

[In light of such "one another" passages, is there any doubt that we
are to be our brother's keeper?

But how well are we doing?  To stimulate our thinking and help us
re-examine how well we are fulfilling our obligations to one another,
consider the following questions...]

II. EVALUATING OUR ROLE AS OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER

   A. WHEN ONE BECOMES A BROTHER...
      1. Do we receive them into the family of God, or ignore them?
         - Ro 15:7
         a. Are they properly assimilated in the family life of the
            congregation?
         b. Do they remain on the fringe?
         -- If we do not even know their names, we can be sure that we
            are failing as our brother's keeper!
      2. Do we edify them, or put stumblingblocks in their way?
         - Ro 14:19
         a. As individuals, are we "body-builders", encouraging the
            members of the body?
         b. Or are we like a cancer, weakening the members of the body
            of Christ?
            1) By our own example
            2) By our words, attitudes, etc.
         -- It was said of Philemon that he refreshed the hearts of the
            brethren; do people say the same of us?
      3. Do we submit to them, or arrogantly rule over them? - Ep 5:21
      4. Do we serve them in love, or expect them to serve us?
         - Ga 5:13
      5. Do we demonstrate hospitality to them? - 1Pe 4:8-10
         a. By visiting them in their need?
         b. By inviting them into your home (or accepting invitations
            to their home)?

   B. WHEN A BROTHER IS OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT...
      1. Do we even consider them? - He 10:24-25
         a. Are we even aware of who they are?
         b. Are we ignorant of their problems?  If so, why?
            1) Maybe it is because we don't assemble enough ourselves
            2) We may "wonder about them", but that is not sufficient!
         c. Do they drift away, with no one making an effort to reach
            them?
      2. Do we exhort them, lest they become hardened by sin? - He 3:
         12-14
         a. Or are we afraid to confront them, for fear of running them
            away?
            1) If we truly love them and approach them with humility,
               they are not likely to run away
            2) If they do, they are running away from God, not you!
         b. Remember, such exhortation is to be daily!  Perhaps we wait
            too long...
      3. Are we willing bear their burdens? - Ga 6:1-2
         a. So as to help them overcome and become stronger
         b. Or do we rather not be bothered?
      4. Are we quick to forgive them when they repent? - Ep 4:32
         a. Fear of not being forgiven and accepted back into the
            family may keep some from repenting and returning to the
            fold
         b. Do we communicate a willingness to accept with open arms
            and offer complete forgiveness?

CONCLUSION

1. How we answer such questions may reveal how well or poorly we are...
   a. Fulfilling our responsibility to be our brother's keeper
   b. Living up to the one responsibility we have that includes all
      others:  to love one another as Christ loved us - Jn 13:34-35

2. If we have failed to be our brother's keeper, we need to...
   a. Repent of our lack of concern, our inactivity, or whatever has
      hindered us
   b. Confess our shortcomings in this area to God
   c. Resolve to apply with zeal these "one another" passages!

Are you your brother's keeper?  Are you even identified with a
congregation whereby you can be a working member who both cares for
those in the family, and be cared for by them?

Black Economic Power? Is It Racist For Blacks To Support Black Businesses?

Let me see? Black Americans  spend less than  2% of the $800 billion we spend annually with everyone else but outselves, yet a Black Chicago couple's experiment to try for one year to buy from Black owned businesses is called racist by some.

For The Empowerment Experiment (EE), the Anderson Family publicly commits to "Buy Black" for one year. National media covers The Empowerment Experiment's Goal. Their hope is the Black community supports and joins their pledge. Black businesses grow. Black professionals, too.  Black households and communities are economically empowered.  The Black community shows the world the true value and strength of Black business, Black talent, and the Black consumer and investor dollar. This dream can become reality if we are committed to change.

Black Stats:

Black Unemployment Rate - 20+%

Black People In Prision- 1 Million +

Black High School Drop Out Rate- 40+%

Black Male College Graduation Rate- Less than 50+%

Black Life Expectancy- We die 8-10+ Years Earlier Than Whites

Black Wealth: The average black family holds just 15 cents of assets to a white family's dollar.

Have you ever heard of a Jew, Hispanic, Korean, or Caucasian asked why do they shop in their own community and with their own people. Why then is it wrong for Black Americans to finally want to tap into the wealth we generate for everyone else but our selves. 

If whites spend 100% of their money with white owned businesses and blacks spend 98% of our money with everone else, then how will the economic condition of Black people ever change?

A friend of mine sent me this ensightful email that was sent by someone who claimed to be white to a black programmed New York radio station and read on the air. I urge you to tells other about it.

THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES

We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of
physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they
use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.

TheirIGNORANCEis the primary weapon of containment. A great man once
said, 'The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in
a book.' We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the
opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their
fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books
readily available at Borders, Barnes &Noble, and Amazon.com
not to mention  their own Black Bookstores that
provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have
been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all..

GREEDis another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the
abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal.
Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their
450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%).

Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture
we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it.
Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They
continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.

They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a
business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or
FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives
them 'Status' or that they have achieved their Dream.

They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty
because their greed holds them back from collectively making better
communities.

With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often
broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to
see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even
jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the
fools spend more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show
off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from
our businesses that we market to them.

SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the
major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois
said that there was an innate division in their culture. A 'Talented
Tenth' he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are
segments of their culture that has achieved some 'form' of success.

However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read
that the 'Talented Tenth' was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented
Ninety Percent in achieving a better life.. Instead, that segment has
created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or
aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we
have.. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together
on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together,
their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their
so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name
without making any real change in their community.

They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels,
and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best
speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness?
They steadfastly refuse to see that Together Each Achieves More (TEAM).

They do not understand that they are no better than each other because
of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one
or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control
of our pens in our offices and our rooms.


Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read,
continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are 'helping'
their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other
than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry
about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!

Please share this message with others who really want to improve the condition of our people.  For the sake of our children, we must begin spending some of our money in our own self interests.  You can also make a donation to fund the experiment. I Paypaled them $100. We all have to move beyond lip service.

To join The Experiment Click  Here.

What do you think?