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Category Archives: Blacks
The Pain Of The Watermelon Joke
From the New York Times, a black woman writes: But by the time I was 11 years old, even the smell of watermelon was enough to send me running to the bathroom with my most recent meal returning to my … Continue reading
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No Evidence of Racial Discrimination in Criminal Justice Processing
Abstract: One of the most consistent findings in the criminological literature is that African American males are arrested, convicted, and incarcerated at rates that far exceed those of any other racial or ethnic group. This racial disparity is frequently interpreted … Continue reading
There’s No Powerful Jewish Lobby
Ken Kurson, editor of the New York Observer, posts on FB: “I’m breaking some news here. I just don’t get this guy [Cory Booker] at all. I had such high hopes for him. I stand dazed and brokenhearted. And as … Continue reading
Why so much violence at the West Indian American Day parade?
Link: “The shooting topped a violent night in Brooklyn in the hours before the start of the borough’s annual West Indian American Day parade, which has been marred by violence in years past.”
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Burning Man & Race
Comments to Steve Sailer: * This Burning Man etc has a big plus for the normal hetero white guys. No blacks and other brothers of color to distract and attract the white women. The exact opposite going on in Germany … Continue reading
The Racial Reality of Policing
A former New York City police detective writes for the WSJ: I don’t understand how a movement called “Black Lives Matter” can ignore the leading cause of death among young black men in the U.S., which is homicide by their … Continue reading
French Girl slapped by a black immigrant because she doesn’t want to give her phone number
And this is what happens when you’re a white girl in a “FRENCH” ghetto. Comments: * And they actualy blame people for being “racist”? They come from some shithole in Africa, we give them everything for free here in Europe. … Continue reading
What did Mahatma Gandhi think of black people?
From the Washington Post: Was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the revered leader of India’s freedom movement, a racist? A controversial new book by two South African university professors reveals shocking details about Gandhi’s life in South Africa between 1893 and 1914, … Continue reading
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