http://writingny.blsci.org/2007/03/13/cultural-change-for-the-last-half-century/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://writingny.blsci.org/2007/03/13/cultural-change-for-the-last-half-century/#comment-78 jcassermere Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:56:52 +0000 http://writingny.blsci.org/2007/03/13/cultural-change-for-the-last-half-century/#comment-78 Unfortunately, there is a virus in American society that is rendering African Americans immobile. This post exposes many of the facets of it. Just the idea of a black family moving in is enough to devalue property. Talk about demoralizing! Then us black folks are using that demoralization as an excuse about why we can't do better. But really, we're saying that we won't because we're scared we can't. Add to that blacks of carribean and direct continental African descent doing well, although they view America differently and are new to being black here, and voila, immobilization. Unfortunately, there is a virus in American society that is rendering African Americans immobile. This post exposes many of the facets of it. Just the idea of a black family moving in is enough to devalue property. Talk about demoralizing! Then us black folks are using that demoralization as an excuse about why we can’t do better. But really, we’re saying that we won’t because we’re scared we can’t. Add to that blacks of carribean and direct continental African descent doing well, although they view America differently and are new to being black here, and voila, immobilization.

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