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Old 10-04-2006
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Blacks earn more than whites....

... in Queens. Interesting.


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Re: Blacks earn more than whites....

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Re: Blacks earn more than whites....

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And this tells you why.

http://bookerrising.blogspot.com/200...in-queens.html
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"That is the title of a fascinating article in the New York Times by Sam Roberts. We can see the point quickly with some numbers: $46,000 = average household income in the United States $50,960 = average white household in Queens $51,836 = average black household in Queens. By contrast, in neighboring Manhattan, $86,494 = average white household $28,116 = average black household. What is the difference in black achievement in the two boroughs? First, blacks in Queens are more likely to be immigrants. Second, blacks in Queens are more likely to be married. Within Queens, the immigrant difference is clear: $45,864 = average black native-born household $61,151 = average black immigrant household. Married households in Queens have an even bigger advantage: $70,324 = average black married native-born household $84,338 = average black married immigrant household And which factor matters more, marriage or immigration? Clearly, marriage is the more important factor in raising household income. Married couples make about 50% more than unmarried households, even though many of the unmarrieds have two or more adults in them. Queens shows the future of black achievement in America. Immigrants are likely to lead native-born African-Americans. But married couples, wherever they were born, will lead more."
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Re: Blacks earn more than whites....

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That article shows that anybody can succeed in America.

A few excerpts from the article:

"Across the country, the income gap between blacks and whites remains wide, and nowhere more so than in Manhattan. But just a river away, a very different story is unfolding.

In Queens, the median income among black households, nearing $52,000 a year, has surpassed that of whites in 2005, an analysis of new census data shows. No other county in the country with a population over 65,000 can make that claim. The gains among blacks in Queens, the city’s quintessential middle-class borough, were driven largely by the growth of two-parent families and the successes of immigrants from the West Indies."

“Southeast Queens, especially, had a heavy influx of West Indian folks in the late 80’s and early 90’s,” said Mr. Veron, who, like his 31-year-old wife, was born on the island of Jamaica. “Those individuals came here to pursue an opportunity, and part of that opportunity was an education,” he said.



Kind of takes the wind out of the victocrats who blame racism for the failure of 'their' people.

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