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> "Why do you want to visit a slum?"
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> Harlem is not "a slum". It's a thriving community with a long history
> that is a center of African-American culture, and has a lot to offer
> visitors who are interested in that history and culture.
>
African American history? African American Culture?
Let's see: An estimated 80 percent of black children in Detroit are born
out of wedlock, a prescription for rootlessness. Nationally, the figure for
black children is about 70 percent, according to the Census Bureau.
Among men, blacks (28.5%) are about six times more likely than whites (4.4%)
to be admitted to prison during their life. Among women, 3.6% of blacks and
0.5% of whites will enter prison at least once. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Based on current rates of incarceration, an estimated 7.9% of black males
compared to 0.7% of white males will enter State of Federal prison by the
time they are age 20 and 21.4% of black males versus 1.4% of white males
will
be incarcerated by age 30. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Some have noted that more black men are in prison in America than are in
college. (The Black and White of Justice, Freedom Magazine, Volume 128)
And then there is the RAP Culture, the gangs, the crack, the lack of
education, ............
Wikpedia ;;;
By 1950, essentially all of the whites had left Harlem and by 1960, the
black middle class had gone. At the time of the 1964 riots, the drug
addiction rate in Harlem was ten times higher than the New York City
average, and twelve times higher than the United States as a whole. Of the
30,000 drug addicts then estimated to live in New York City, 15,000 to
20,000 lived in Harlem. Property crime was pervasive, and the murder rate
was six times higher than New York's average. Half of the children in Harlem
grew up with only one parent, or none, and lack of supervision contributed
to juvenile delinquency.
Injecting heroin grew in popularity in Harlem through the 1950s and 1960s,
though the use of this drug then levelled off. In the 1980s, use of crack
cocaine became widespread, which produced collateral crime as addicts stole
to finance their purchasing of additional drugs, and as dealers fought for
the right to sell in particular regions, or over deals gone bad.
Sure does sound like a great place to visit.
African American history ....... what a joke!
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