African Americans – Kruse Kronicle

Race and Justifiable Homicide by Law Enforcement

Dec 19, 2014

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in Christian Life, Public Policy, Sociology

Stanford psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt recently recounted this conversation between her and her son: I'm on an airplane with my son. And he looks up and he sees a black man, and he says, "Hey, that guy looks like daddy." And I look at the guy, he doesn't look anything like my husband, and I notice…

Saturday Links

Aug 24, 2013

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in Africa, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Wealth and Income

1. Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New' Mirror, Mirror on the Wall' Study … I wanted to test the relationship between wealth, entitlement and narcissism, guided by our earlier work suggesting that people who are wealthier, or who feel richer, tend to be a little more self-focused and self-interested than others. We found that wealthier…

Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races

May 6, 2010

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in Demography, Politics, Race, Trends: Social

New York Times: Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races Among the many reverberations of President Obama’s election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, according to party officials. The House has not had a black Republican…

How to Reach Affluent African Americans

Feb 2, 2010

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mwkruse

in Business, Demography, Race

Adweek: How to Reach Affluent African Americans By not targeting this key segment, some marketers may be missing out. Of all the sins marketers commit, few evoke more scorn from peers than that of "leaving money on the table." If there's a population willing and able to buy what you're selling — if you'd only…

Decline in blacks in prison for drug crimes reverses 25-year trend

Apr 15, 2009

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in Crime, Race, Trends: Social

Christian Science Monitor: Decline in blacks in prison for drug crimes reverses 25-year trend New York – For the first time in a quarter century, the number of African-Americans incarcerated for drug offenses in state prisons has declined more than 20 percent while the number of white imprisoned drug offenders has increased more than 40…

Cos and Effect

Jan 15, 2008

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in Economics, Poverty, Race, Sociology

Slate: Cos and Effect (HT: Greg Mankiw) Bill Cosby may be right about African-Americans spending a lot on expensive sneakers—but he's wrong about why. A few years ago, Bill Cosby set off a firestorm with a speech excoriating his fellow African-Americans for, among other things, buying $500 sneakers instead of educational toys for their children.…

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class

Nov 16, 2007

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mwkruse

in Demography, Race, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Pew Social Trends: Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class Optimism about Black Progress Declines (Full Report Here) African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of…

“Black Downward Mobility” is Really a Marriage Decline

Nov 13, 2007

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in Demography, Poverty, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Gruntled Center (Beau Weston): "Black Downward Mobility" is Really a Marriage Decline The Associated Press has a story across the country today by Stephen Ohlemacher with headlines like "Income Gap Between Families Grows." They are reporting on a series of studies by Julia Isaacs of the Brookings Institution on economic mobility. The news hook is…

More blacks going for suburbs, fast-growing locations

Aug 9, 2007

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in Demography, Race, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

USA Today: More blacks going for suburbs, fast-growing locations African-Americans are moving to the South in large numbers and trading some northern cities for their suburbs. Those are among the population trends highlighted by demographic data released today by the Census Bureau. Among counties with more than 100,000 residents, those that gained the greatest number…

Ethnicity

Dec 26, 2006

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in Demography, Education, Race, Series: Social Indicators

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Ethnicity I have avoided giving an extensive analysis of subgroups within American culture during this series on social indicators. I have been focused on trends at the most aggregate level. However, one measure of quality of life for the whole society is the degree to which each person has an opportunity for…

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