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Category Archives: Blacks
Washington Post: ‘Black families fight entrenched prejudices to get fair discipline for their children in schools’
Black kids are more rambunctious than white kids who are in turn more rambunctious than oriental kids. Blacks tend to take more risks in life than do whites who in turn take more risks than do Orientals. Ergo, Orientals are … Continue reading
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When Will Iraqi Blacks Receive Justice?
Why does every society shunt blacks into menial jobs or affirmative action cushy jobs? From the NYT: BAGHDAD — Jalal Dhiyab Thijeel was tall, funny and handsome, qualities that should have made him a popular man in Basra, Iraq, where … Continue reading
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The Only Father In The Lockerroom
I’m watching this “A Football Life” documentary on running back Marcus Allen and near the end, Marcus’s dad says: “I still can’t figure this out. For 11 years he played for the Raiders, I was the only father in that … Continue reading
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Should Schools Eject Disruptive Students?
Black educator Andre M. Perry writes in the Washington Post: The achievement gap for black children is not a sufficient reason to push underperformers out. (It’s no better, and no less preposterous, than another path to close the gap: stop … Continue reading
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Why Race Matters: Race Differences and What They Mean by Michael Levin
The New York Times reported in 1991: A Federal judge has ruled that City College of New York may not punish a professor for writing that “on average, blacks are significantly less intelligent than whites.” The professor, Dr. Michael Levin, … Continue reading
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Racial Differences In Personality
Richard Lynn is professor emeritus of psychology of the University of Ulster. This article is based on a longer paper published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, 2002, Vol. 32, pp.273-316. For as long as official statistics have been … Continue reading
Why Is Islam So Strict?
Steve Sailer writes: I’ve often wondered if the reactionary strictness of Islamic family morals that irritates us sophisticated Westerners so much has something to do with Islam originating just north of the edge of the black world, with its high … Continue reading
Asserting Your Group Identity
Jews have no problem building up the Jewish character of a neighborhood. They will refuse to sell their homes to non-Jews for instance as a tactic in increasing the number of Jews in an area. So why don’t whites do … Continue reading
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Is Martin Luther King A Great American Hero?
A friend wrote: While I was in Alabama (Hoover), I made a point to visit Brimingham and walk through the grounds/parks where the civil rights movement had so many moments. Dr. King called for non-violent civil disobedience, in refusing to … Continue reading
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Third NPR Program Aimed At Minorities Ended
I suspect that NPR overwhelmingly attracts white listeners, despite all of its efforts to the contrary. In Australia, the SBS channel, aimed at minorities, mainly attracts white viewers. Minorities prefer the prole feed, in Steve Sailer’s words. NPR reports: “Tell … Continue reading
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