[ShirleyAvery]

I agree that a lot of AMerican blacks use slavery as an excuse for not succeeding in American society. If you look at blacks who have succeeded – OBama, Condie Rice, Collin Powell, Thurgood Marshall – you will find they became well educated and spoke proper English. There are no short cuts to success unless you inherit wealth and few of us are in that category. I feel that the black victim mentality is holding back a lot of African Americans. Bill Cosby said something along those lines and was crucified by black leaders for speaking his mind. Hey, I’m Jewish and don’t use the Holocaust as an excuse for failure. Jews have been persecuted, killed & tortured for their beliefs over millenia, yet we’ve succeeded well beyond our small numbers because we put a lot of emphasis on educa

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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,