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By EMILY BADGER <https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-badger>, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER <http://www.nytimes.com/by/claire-cain-miller>, ADAM PEARCE <https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-pearce> and KEVIN QUEALY <http://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-quealy>* –* 3/19/18 - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/19/upshot/race-class-white-and-black-men.html The worst places for poor white children are almost all better than the best places for poor black children. Excerpts - If this inequality can’t be explained by individual or household traits, much of what matters probably lies outside the home — in surrounding neighborhoods, in the economy and in a society that views black boys differently from white boys, and even from black girls. “One of the most popular liberal post-racial ideas is the idea that the fundamental problem is class and not race, and clearly this study explodes that idea,” said Ibram Kendi, a professor and director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. “But for whatever reason, we’re unwilling to stare racism in the face.” …………….. The research makes clear that there is something unique about the obstacles black males face. The gap between Hispanics and whites is narrower, and their incomes will converge within a couple of generations if mobility stays the same. Asian-Americans earn more than whites raised at the same income level, or about the same when first-generation immigrants are excluded. Only Native Americans have an income gap comparable to African-Americans. But the disparities are widest for black boys. ……………. Other studies show that boys, across races <https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/upshot/a-disadvantaged-start-hurts-boys-more-than-girls.html>, are more sensitive than girls to disadvantages like growing up in poverty or facing discrimination. While black women also face negative effects of racism, black men often experience racial discrimination differently. As early as preschool <http://ziglercenter.yale.edu/publications/briefs.aspx>, they are more likely to be disciplined in school. They are pulled over or detained and searched by police officers more often. ………….. “It’s not just being black but being male that has been hyper-stereotyped in this negative way, in which we’ve made black men scary, intimidating, with a propensity toward violence,” said Noelle Hurd, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
