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RE: That's part of American history. My first ancestor arrived
Posted on: April 12, 2021 at 01:00:09 CT
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You are correct in stating that what CAN hold a person back or moves them forward can be culturally impacted by the value of education and family structure. From reconstruction to Jim Crow, the educational (HBCUs) and family structure was in place and had been in place as evident by lower the numbers of single parent homes and and high college graduation rates. But as the push for desegregation began which was just a by-product of wanting equality and humanity, but asking/forcing someone to allow you into their club only leads them to be forced to do so but it will be on THEIR terms and rules in their favor.
I find it interesting that as the war on drugs started in the early 70s and the mass incarceration prison industrial complex began it directly coincided with the skyrocketing rate of single family black homes, which coincided with defunding of public education, which coincided with “redlining” to not sell and approve home loans to even well qualified individuals. So now you have a situation of poor education, poor family structure, poor neighborhoods and drugs dropped at your front door and the police waiting to go to war against these “drug dealers” in their neighborhoods. This affected all poor communities urban and rural. How does one build wealth, one way is through property/land ownership, which in turn creates equity and collateral to invest or to start businesses, send kids to college and so on, if that is negatively impacted, you have potentially changed the trajectory of your kids and grandkids lives.
One thing i know, regardless of how good or how bad of a situation, 20% will succeed regardless of circumstances, 20% will fail/struggle regardless, and the rest are impacted by their environment and what they are exposed to, regardless of race.
You can’t look at an end result or current situation without looking at contributing factors, them make blanket statements without context and full understanding that each group has their own set of unique obstacles, be it Jews, Native Americans, Irish, Italians, Africans. The onus falls on those affected and directly impacted to change the course and succeed in spite of those obstacles, real or perceived. Because mental slavery will keep you there even if there are no physical chains
Edited by Third_Eye at 01:03:58 on 04/12/21
I find it interesting that as the war on drugs started in the early 70s and the mass incarceration prison industrial complex began it directly coincided with the skyrocketing rate of single family black homes, which coincided with defunding of public education, which coincided with “redlining” to not sell and approve home loans to even well qualified individuals. So now you have a situation of poor education, poor family structure, poor neighborhoods and drugs dropped at your front door and the police waiting to go to war against these “drug dealers” in their neighborhoods. This affected all poor communities urban and rural. How does one build wealth, one way is through property/land ownership, which in turn creates equity and collateral to invest or to start businesses, send kids to college and so on, if that is negatively impacted, you have potentially changed the trajectory of your kids and grandkids lives.
One thing i know, regardless of how good or how bad of a situation, 20% will succeed regardless of circumstances, 20% will fail/struggle regardless, and the rest are impacted by their environment and what they are exposed to, regardless of race.
You can’t look at an end result or current situation without looking at contributing factors, them make blanket statements without context and full understanding that each group has their own set of unique obstacles, be it Jews, Native Americans, Irish, Italians, Africans. The onus falls on those affected and directly impacted to change the course and succeed in spite of those obstacles, real or perceived. Because mental slavery will keep you there even if there are no physical chains
Edited by Third_Eye at 01:03:58 on 04/12/21
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RE: That's part of American history. My first ancestor arrived - Third_Eye STL - 4/12 01:00:09