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Category Archives: Blacks
Whites At Fault For Muslim Rage
From comments to Steve Sailer: * Mike Tyson put it succinctly in Toback’s documentary when he explained why he converted to Islam while in prison for the rape of Desiree Washington: “I hated America so I became a Muslim.” * … Continue reading
Black NYT Columnist Charles Blow Complains Police Pulled A Gun On His Son
First question, did his son get into Yale on his merits or through affirmative action and his dad being a columnist at the New York Times? Second question. Is not Yale located in New Haven which has a large black … Continue reading
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Americans Down Under In WWII
According to local legend, several hundred Australian soldiers took up arms and started shooting at an encampment of American soldiers near Townsville. The Americans began shooting back. Finally the officers managed to calm things down. Australians couldn’t countenance that black … Continue reading
WP: Why don’t black middle-class families enjoy the same level of economic security as their white counterparts?
The average black IQ in the United States is 85. That’s the highest average black IQ in the world because American blacks, on average, are 25% white. The average latino IQ in the US is 89, the average white IQ … Continue reading
For The Love Of Jesus
Around 10 a.m. today, I walked past the bus stop on Pico and Robertson Blvds (south-east corner) and watched this hulking black guy loom over a scared little old Oriental lady and ask her for his bus fare. “I hate … Continue reading
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Tipping
The Washington Post: “They suggest that black-white differences in tipping could be sizably reduced by publicly promoting social expectations regarding how much consumers should and typically do tip their servers in restaurants (typically 15-20 percent of the bill).”
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FURY AS OSCARS GO ‘ALL WHITE’
* Is there equal fury when the Seattle Seahawks defense goes all black? * From 2010, the following names do not sound racially diverse: Here are the qualifiers from this past weekend for the women’s 100 meter dash from the … Continue reading
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South Africa Goes Dark
This is truly a shocking development. Who could have predicted it? The Economist: THE people of South Africa are learning to live in the dark. Their beleaguered power utility, Eskom, is unable to meet electricity demand and in November reintroduced … Continue reading
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RIP Jethro Pugh
I’ll always remember Dallas defensive lineman Jethro Pugh as the Cowboy who was too lazy to dig his cleats into the turf (unlike his teammate Bob Lilly), allowing himself to get shoved out of the way and costing the Dallas … Continue reading
Six Black Teens Beat A White Man To Death
REPORT: We’ve learned recently how hate crimes only apply if you’re the right race. Unfortunately, Pat Mahaney wasn’t the that race. Mahaney, a 46-year-old man who was badly beaten by six teens, died at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, … Continue reading