Christiana
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If we talk about that Black kid at Harvard or Princeton, maybe they are like one or two generations away from having someone who wasn't a college graduate. So I think we should be careful when we do talk about the Black community. affluent class who are apparently getting all these handouts.
If we talk about that Black kid at Harvard or Princeton, maybe they are like one or two generations away from having someone who wasn't a college graduate. So I think we should be careful when we do talk about the Black community. affluent class who are apparently getting all these handouts.
I mean, I don't think the solve for all of this is black people, Asian people, whatever group to become rich. Or even the solve that we have for the white male crisis.
I mean, I don't think the solve for all of this is black people, Asian people, whatever group to become rich. Or even the solve that we have for the white male crisis.
And it's going to deepen with the great wealth transfer that's going to happen with the boomers. I think we have to acknowledge that. When the boomer generation pass on their wealth, they're calling it the great wealth transfer. And that is going to deepen the inequity between black minority groups and white millennials in ways that is unprecedented.
And it's going to deepen with the great wealth transfer that's going to happen with the boomers. I think we have to acknowledge that. When the boomer generation pass on their wealth, they're calling it the great wealth transfer. And that is going to deepen the inequity between black minority groups and white millennials in ways that is unprecedented.
They don't. They're also more likely to live in a poorer neighborhood. The New York Times did a great story on affluent black people who had the same income.
They don't. They're also more likely to live in a poorer neighborhood. The New York Times did a great story on affluent black people who had the same income.
Scott, what I wanted to say is I completely agree with you. And I think what you have is a very fair reading. But I worry about us losing the nuance of the collective experience that certain groups in this country have that are different.
Scott, what I wanted to say is I completely agree with you. And I think what you have is a very fair reading. But I worry about us losing the nuance of the collective experience that certain groups in this country have that are different.
I agree. I don't even have a kid, Christiana. Stop bullying me. This is what happens.
I agree. I don't even have a kid, Christiana. Stop bullying me. This is what happens.
Okay, and now this is where I bring in the race stuff, right? Black women overwhelmingly voted for Vice President Harris. Whose sons in this country are doing the worst? Who is going from the school to prison pipeline? Who is disproportionately impacted by marijuana being illegal? Who's disproportionately interrupted by the carceral state, whether it's being stopped and frisked?
Okay, and now this is where I bring in the race stuff, right? Black women overwhelmingly voted for Vice President Harris. Whose sons in this country are doing the worst? Who is going from the school to prison pipeline? Who is disproportionately impacted by marijuana being illegal? Who's disproportionately interrupted by the carceral state, whether it's being stopped and frisked?
It is black men in this country. 100%. So why didn't Black mothers do that? Because we care about our sons, too. I know I care about my son. Why didn't they make the same decision? And their sons are also, if they're not in prison, they're downstairs playing video games as well.
It is black men in this country. 100%. So why didn't Black mothers do that? Because we care about our sons, too. I know I care about my son. Why didn't they make the same decision? And their sons are also, if they're not in prison, they're downstairs playing video games as well.
I can tell you why that is.
I can tell you why that is.
some of the immigration sentiment really resonated. Really resonated. And Tressie talks about it all the time, the idea of black jobs. A lot of people laughed at Trump when he said that thing about black jobs. But for a lot of black women, they're like, I know the jobs he's talking about, the jobs that my brother used to do and my uncle did and my father did.
some of the immigration sentiment really resonated. Really resonated. And Tressie talks about it all the time, the idea of black jobs. A lot of people laughed at Trump when he said that thing about black jobs. But for a lot of black women, they're like, I know the jobs he's talking about, the jobs that my brother used to do and my uncle did and my father did.