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glen ford
Black Americans join the rest of us under the bus.
The only thing I find ironic is that they seem surprised to be here.
Over at the Black Agenda Report, Glen Ford relates a Q&A with Obama by BET reporter Andre Showell at the press conference of 4/29/09 including this exchange. (H/T to Caro at Corrente.)
SHOWELL: “As the entire nation tries to climb out of this deep recession, in communities of color, the circumstances are far worse. The black unemployment rate, as you know, is in the double digits. And in New York City, for example, the black unemployment rate for men is near 50 percent. My question to you tonight is given this unique and desperate circumstance, what specific policies can you point to that will target these communities and what's the timetable for us to see tangible results?”
