T R: One reason for the lack of quality of life in the black community - high absentee rate of fathers present in the nuclear family.

Denise Gaarder: my co-worker and I earn exactly the same amount. Her sone got free tuition for college because he is black but I am paying parent plus loans for what was not covered by scholarships for my daughters education. So who is benefiting? it has been over 150 years since slavery ended. When are people going to have to be responsible for their own success or lack of it?

j sam: Its funny how half of the country believes that only minority populations deal with racial discrimination. In fact its become ok for minorities to spew hateful racist garbage to the world because its about white people. If we stop looking for racism it becomes a lot harder to find. By labeling everything as racist, not only are we cheapening the effect of true racism but we also are breeding what was once referred to as reverse racism. Teaching children that everything is racist will only continue the hate.

D J: The phrase "you reap what you sow" implies that actions have consequences. No one will commend those who engage in rioting, looting, murder, or arson of businesses. If one expects to be rewarded for such actions, they are likely in a country with values that differ greatly.

John Westra: The continuous pounding of the discrimination and reparations is getting very old. No one in their correct mind in the community would ever want to do anything to improve themselves as long as they can continue to milk the imaginary under class scenario portrayed by the media.

gt jax: I wonder why immigrants from Africa don't experience the same "racism" that African-American's claim to experience. So much so that AA college students demanded that immigrant students from Africa not get the "affirmative action" preferences.