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March 30, 2008
Some quick thoughts on race...
So: When our government conducted studies, they found that African Americans were more likely to be given subprime mortgages than whites-- even when "race" was the only difference between the applicants. At the same time, when identical resumes are submitted, the only difference being the name up top, the "African American" name tends to be a large disadvantage.
These are just 2 of the many slights African Americans put up with-- not even counting the daily slings and arrows that American society reserves specially for minorities. Viewed in that context, its somewhat amazing that race riots aren't more common than they are. Certainly, they make Rev. Wright's comments meaningful...
Posted by Andrew at March 30, 2008 09:10 AM
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