Tonight the Urban League of Greater Kansas City debuts one of the most important documents of the year.
Accordingly . . .
CHECK HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2015 STATE OF BLACK KANSAS CITY FIRST ON TKC!!!
We'll have more on this report but the numbers and overview provide a good starting point for further research.
Here's the start of the EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . .
2015 State of Black Kansas City - Picture Of Health
"Our achievements in civic engagement are notable: Kansas Citians have elected two black mayors, and African-Americans occupy seats on the City Council, Jackson County Legislature, and various metropolitan-area school boards. The Chief of Police is African-American; superintendents of Kansas City and Hickman Mills School Districts are black; and African-Americans serve in the judiciary at all levels of the justice system. Yet, our efforts to close long-standing economic gaps have stalled. Disparities in health, education, and social justice persist, nationally and locally. Our inner-city communities, with the greatest need for economic development, job creation, quality schools, affordable healthcare, housing, and access to capital for black-owned businesses, are being left behind."
A bit of background about these numbers . . .
"Since 2006, the Urban League has measured African-American progress, or the lack thereof, in health, economics, education, social justice, and civic engagement."
Now, check the data with more coverage on the way . . .
The 2015 Black Equality Index for Kansas City is 72%, a significant regression in comparison to the 2010 index of 74%.
Economics improved from 53% in 2010 to 57%
o In spite of the nation’s economic recovery, blacks in the Greater Kansas City area are two to nearly three times more unemployed than whites;
o Black median household income is $29,724 compared to $54,044 for whites;
o Median net worth for blacks ($6,314) is less than six percent of white median net worth ($110,500).
Health took a slight dip from 78% in 2010 to 77% in 2015, but it is significantly lower than the 83% reported in 2008.
o The percentage of blacks without health insurance is roughly twice that of whites;
o The fetal death rate for blacks is more than double the rate for whites;
o The incidence of HIV/AIDS among blacks is over 260% higher than whites.
The report revealed paltry EDUCATION numbers for both blacks and whites . . .
o Only 12% of black students in Jackson County are proficient in English and Language Arts compared to 35% of white students;
o Only 14% of black students in Jackson County are proficient in Mathematics compared to 49% of white students;
Social Justice dipped from 58% in 2010 to 52%
o Racial Profiling – Blacks are stopped and searched nearly twice as frequently than whites
o The contraband hit rate for blacks is lower than for whites
o The incarceration rate for whites is less than 25% of the incarceration rate for blacks in both Missouri and Kansas;
o The average prison sentence for blacks is 7.2 years, and the average for whites is 5.5 years.
Comparison to recent numbers . . .
Developing . . .
lot of info but TKC you need to provide more context.
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ReplyDeleteMore BullSHIT from Gwen Awful and the Urban Plague. Fucking sad joke that these perpetuators of race and class warfare even have a voice. I wonder who they (we) paid to have this study done.
And FYI: Blacks are stopped in Jackson County twice as much as whites for one simple reason: They commit OVER TWICE THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTS.
Remember: "Suspect" is the New Black.
Well maybe we should just spread the wealth with more handouts.
ReplyDeleteData indicates that the KC Urban League is ineffective and has made no significant measurable progress over the last decade.
ReplyDeleteDisband now!
It seems a little odd to list all the positions of power and responsibility that are held by blacks and then point out how awful the results are.
ReplyDeleteIn any case there's only one obvious thing to do:
Give Gwen Grant and the gang a few more tens of millions of dollars and then look the other way as they make those bucks disappear into thin air.
Again.
Don't ANY of the corporations, governments, and foundations that are endlessly shaken down have the guts to put a broomstick in the spokes of this endless and utterly wasteful wheel?
Maybe Gwenny shouldn't have taken the Rexie bucks to help kill the biggest investment in the eastside in its history, paid for almost entirely by the west side corridor...
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ReplyDeleteSo you're saying the toy train would have fixed all of this?
Doubtful.
They have only them selves to blame, you can led a horse to water...
ReplyDeleteThere are broadly three ways we Whites can survive:
ReplyDelete(1) Full repatriation sooner - a little blood.
(2) Full repatriation later - more blood.
(3) Winning the all out race war that will inevitably come if we don't do (1) or (2). Rivers of blood.
So the moral choice is absolutely clear.
Race war? Grow up. You can't get most people to stop using so much ranch dressing.
ReplyDeleteStop playing video games and go get a beer.
So, I take it we can't all get along?
ReplyDeleteDid anyone actually read that?
ReplyDeleteWonder if it compares apples with apples. Black baby mama with white baby mama, versus white female MBA with black baby mama. Don't misunderstand me, I am sure the deck is stacked against black folks. I just want an accurate measure of real abuse.
ReplyDeletethe answer is, don't say maybe, don't have a baby if you can't feed yo baby!
ReplyDeleteDon't matter if you're black or white.
Strong words from the circle jerks
ReplyDeleteHey! Lets make a white guilt movie and kill some more whites, while telling the world that our inexcusable lack of acceleration in all facets of life is everyone's fault but our own.
ReplyDeleteMORE FREE SHIT!!
Black lives matter....Only not to me. Fuck a whole bunch of NIGGERS!
ReplyDeleteWhy can't blacks be Americans without a hyphen?
ReplyDeletequack quack quack quack quack ass hats ass hats
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