Posted on 04/26/2011 2:48:54 PM PDT by Qbert
African Americans have staged a rally in Washington to protest against socioeconomic disparities in the US and failures to provide jobs to the black communities.
Members of the New Black Panther Party and the Black is Back coalition converged in a neighborhood in DC's Southeast quadrant for a National Day of Action, demanding attention to inequalities in education, housing and healthcare, a Press TV correspondent reported on Monday.
Protesters were particularly outraged by US President Barack Obama's failure to address the black communities' problems as figures show black unemployment hovers at staggering 16 percent nationwide.
"I'm very angry and disappointed because we supported him because he promised us change but he's just the same," an angry protester told Press TV.
According to the latest US Labor Department figures, overall jobless rates across the country fell to a better-than-expected 8.8 percent in March, but the unemployment rate also for black teenagers stood at 50 percent -- more than double the national average.
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When are blacks going to figure out that they have to work in school to get anywhere. 50% dropout rate is unacceptable.
Wow, in this case, the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy. I hope they both lose.
They want to be guaranteed the $40K job over someone more qualified simply because of their skin color and “social justice.”
“Refreshing that is says “...to provide jobs” rather than “to provide handouts.”
LOL—What kind of jobs do they expect obamahmasser to provide to highschool dropouts and gang members?
So king obuma’s empire is crap. Surprise, surprise, people.
Get your butts on the front line and start fixing your neighborhoods. Call up the men and take your cities back from the slavers. Slavery is not cool.
Next time Sharpton, Jackson, Reid or Pelosi turn up in your cities, find a rope and greet them accordingly.
Your homes, your families, your children. You decide.
Didn’t he say something about a new national military as strong as our existing military? He could then plant them on the southern border to get experience before his real plans for them. Just spiff-balling. This is one of the few things he campaigned on that hasn’t happened.
The Black Pampers would have been happy if Obama had killed some of them cracker babies.
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