Speaking of money and race

[Balladeer08]

I've been wondering why the black community hasn't done a better job of helping itself.

Can't be for lack of money. The NFL, NBA and MLB are creating new black millionaires every year.

What are they doing to help their own communities?

Why isn't it improving things?

Well, in baseball everyone gets a bat and at least three swings, not everyone hits the ball as often.

So we could say the black millionaires have a bad batting average when it comes to helping their communities. Why?

Obviously, they are doing it wrong.

I'm not a fan of NBA or MLB, so I don't know what those athletes are doing.

But in the NFL, I keep hearing about all this guys who are "giving back to their community" by hosting football camps. Virtually none of those kids are going to go on to play in the NFL.

Then there is Nnamdi Asomugha. HE takes a bunch of kids on a college tour every year. https://www.asomughafoundation.org/

Or Rod Streater, who took a bunch of kids on a "Mission to Mars" at Chabot Space and Science Center to get them interested in science and engineering.

Nnamdi has a success record, lots of his kids have gone to college.

And I bet Streater has more success getting kids to become scientists and engineers than ALL the football camps have getting kids into the NFL.

Feel free to post about other athletes who are doing it right.

I also await with anticipation and delight the inevitable posts that will explain why I am a racist for posting this. They are so amusing.

 

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[Balladeer08]

Far as I got.

I'm calling in for backup.

Just move the shift lever until the pointer is at the "R", you'll back up.

Hope that helps.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Far as I got.

I'm calling in for backup.

It's just another one of those threads to express displeasure with #ThosePeople

It never ceases to amaze me how white folks get carte blanche to enjoy their rugged bootstrappy individualism, but the "lesser races" must always be thier collective brother's keepers.

Seems a bit of a #DoubleStandard, no?

 

[snugglestruggle]

I've been wondering why the black community hasn't done a better job of helping itself.

Can't be for lack of money. The NFL, NBA and MLB are creating new black millionaires every year.

What are they doing to help their own communities?

Why isn't it improving things?

Well, in baseball everyone gets a bat and at least three swings, not everyone hits the ball as often.

So we could say the black millionaires have a bad batting average when it comes to helping their communities. Why?

Obviously, they are doing it wrong.

I'm not a fan of NBA or MLB, so I don't know what those athletes are doing.

But in the NFL, I keep hearing about all this guys who are "giving back to their community" by hosting football camps. Virtually none of those kids are going to go on to play in the NFL.

Then there is Nnamdi Asomugha. HE takes a bunch of kids on a college tour every year. https://www.asomughafoundation.org/

Or Rod Streater, who took a bunch of kids on a "Mission to Mars" at Chabot Space and Science Center to get them interested in science and engineering.

Nnamdi has a success record, lots of his kids have gone to college.

And I bet Streater has more success getting kids to become scientists and engineers than ALL the football camps have getting kids into the NFL.

Feel free to post about other athletes who are doing it right.

I also await with anticipation and delight the inevitable posts that will explain why I am a racist for posting this. They are so amusing.

The South florida area is lucky in that there are quite a few Black professional athletes that are very charity minded. However I think the problem is less to do about money and more about social attitudes.

The last stat I saw was 72% of African American homes are single parented. Hard for a kid to grow up with a good foundation for success when mom is working hard and she has no partner to help.

There's a whole slew of athletes ranging from past Miami dolphins stars to former and current Miami Heat players so I won't name them all. Still it falls to the fathers to stick by their kids and support them. That's the ultimate solution IMO

 

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[RobDownSouth]

Once more with feeling!

The South florida area is lucky in that there are quite a few Black professional athletes that are very charity minded. However I think the problem is less to do about money and more about social attitudes.

The last stat I saw was 72% of African American homes are single parented. Hard for a kid to grow up with a good foundation for success when mom is working hard and she has no partner to help.

There's a whole slew of athletes ranging from past Miami dolphins stars to former and current Miami Heat players so I won't name them all. Still it falls to the fathers to stick by their kids and support them. That's the ultimate solution IMO

One more time, why can't #ThosePeople just #ActCivilized?

 

[Busybody]

its the MENTALITY stupid!

 

[Balladeer08]

Pretty much what I expected, so far.

No one else seems able to name a black millionaire who is effectively "giving back to his community".

And the fact that I could name two is ignored.

It's always so much fun to watch how different people react when you ask them to THINK.

My second wife's relatives didn't like having me around. They said the thinking made their heads hurt.

I can't imagine what it must be like to be so dull.

 

[JohnnySavage]

African American poverty gets more press because it's more visible. It's concentrated in the cities, which is also where the major news outlets are.

If you want to see white poverty, visit Appalachia or some of the fly-over parts of the country. Where I grew up, the biggest employer is some flavor of government agency and nearly everyone is on some sort of public assistance. It's not covered in the press because there is no press there.

You can talk about percentages all you want, but there are far more white people on the dole than there are people of color.

 

[BotanyBoy]

You can talk about percentages all you want, but there are far more white people on the dole than there are people of color.

Nuh uh!! Them is hard workin good ol' boys......

 

[Busybody]

its the MENTALITY stupid!

when you have the BLACK "community" attack a B Carson, a H Caine etc etc.....and laud an A Sharpton.....you need to know nothing else

 

[Busybody]

Nuh uh!! Them is hard workin good ol' boys......

who don't riot n wreck havoc

 

[BotanyBoy]

who don't riot n wreck havoc

Bullshit, they will riot and wreck havoc.....they just haven't been properly motivated too yet.

 

[snugglestruggle]

One more time, why can't #ThosePeople just #ActCivilized?

Dude , seriously not every comment is rooted in racism. Pointing out a high number of single parent households among any group isn't racist.

 

[CandiCame]

If you're not just being a smartass you can google 'generational poverty' and 'the poverty cycle' on Google Scholar to actually find the answer. It's not just Black folk, there are tons of people it affects, they're just a large, noticeable segment that racists tend to cling to. If you're actually interested in intersectionality, how things like race and low SES can compound, same deal. Google 'intersectionality'.

 

[Busybody]

If you're not just being a smartass you can google 'generational poverty' and 'the poverty cycle' on Google Scholar to actually find the answer. It's not just Black folk, there are tons of people it affects, they're just a large, noticeable segment that racists tend to cling to. If you're actually interested in intersectionality, how things like race and low SES can compound, same deal. Google 'intersectionality'.

this is mindless

 

[RobDownSouth]

Dude , seriously not every comment is rooted in racism. Pointing out a high number of single parent households among any group isn't racist.

I agree with you, not every comment is rooted in racism. Your comment, however, was. You emphasized race as the biggest single factor in single family parenting, which is of course incidental. The biggest single factor is income.

But hai, I'm not gonna deny you the right to your opinion, "dude".

 

[Balladeer08]

Disappointing.

I've served up an easy opportunity for you the regale people who are doing effective charities that help their communities.

And other than Nnamdi and Rod, who I named, not a name has been mentioned.

I'll ask about three, because I happen to know the names, but since I don't care about their sports I've never followed what they do. Please tell me what good things they have done. Praise them. All I know about them is they are really, really rich. And that I ignore stories about basketball and golf. BORING!

Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson. Tiger Woods.

 

[CandiCame]

Disappointing.

I've served up an easy opportunity for you the regale people who are doing effective charities that help their communities.

And other than Nnamdi and Rod, who I named, not a name has been mentioned.

I'll ask about three, because I happen to know the names, but since I don't care about their sports I've never followed what they do. Please tell me what good things they have done. Praise them. All I know about them is they are really, really rich. And that I ignore stories about basketball and golf. BORING!

Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson. Tiger Woods.

Because that has nothing to do with the topic?

The fact is, Black folk in the states, of every level of SES give more to charity than folks of other races. That has nothing to do, even corrilationally, with generational poverty, which is what your OP was about. I told you what to Google to educate yourself.

 

[CandiCame]

Helping your community isn't about photo-ops, Balla. That's a really depressing attitude to have.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Disappointing.

I've served up an easy opportunity for you the regale people who are doing effective charities that help their communities.

And other than Nnamdi and Rod, who I named, not a name has been mentioned.

I'll ask about three, because I happen to know the names, but since I don't care about their sports I've never followed what they do. Please tell me what good things they have done. Praise them. All I know about them is they are really, really rich. And that I ignore stories about basketball and golf. BORING!

Michael Jordan. Magic Johnson. Tiger Woods.

I try not to pass judgment on the charity of others, with the exception of Julybaby04, and I only pass judgment because of her routine braggadocio of how holy she is because she donates to anti-abortion causes and the legal defenses of those that kill abortion doctor. #LowHangingFruit

People give as they see fit. Maybe these football camps you seem to despise won't get a Negro buck to the NFL, but if it keeps them off the street, instills a sense of purpose or discipline in their life, gives some positive exercise in their lives, then it is a success.

 

[Balladeer08]

Because that has nothing to do with the topic?

The fact is, Black folk in the states, of every level of SES give more to charity than folks of other races. That has nothing to do, even corrilationally, with generational poverty, which is what your OP was about. I told you what to Google to educate yourself.

Nowhere in my original post do I mention generational poverty.

Pretty sure you are reading in things that are not there.

 

[Balladeer08]

I try not to pass judgment on the charity of others, with the exception of Julybaby04, and I only pass judgment because of her routine braggadocio of how holy she is because she donates to anti-abortion causes and the legal defenses of those that kill abortion doctor. #LowHangingFruit

People give as they see fit. Maybe these football camps you seem to despise won't get a Negro buck to the NFL, but if it keeps them off the street, instills a sense of purpose or discipline in their life, gives some positive exercise in their lives, then it is a success.

I think Nnamdi and Rod are getting more bang for their buck.

 

[CandiCame]

Nowhere in my original post do I mention generational poverty.

Pretty sure you are reading in things that are not there.

Then you don't know what generational poverty is and should google it, because it's what you're talking about.