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8 Popular Myths That Continue to Hold Back and Destroy the Black Community

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Colorblind Myth
African Proverb: “Just because you put your hand over your eyes doesn’t mean the sun has gone down.”

Black people pretending not to see color doesn’t prevent the world from seeing color. This misconception goes hand in hand with the “Post-Racial” myth, and the reason why it is problematic for the Black community is the same.

 

 

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Violent Black Male Criminal  

Only about 1 percent of African-Americans — and no more than 2 percent of Black males — will commit a violent crime in a given year, according to a 2013 report, Race, Crime and Statistical Malpractice, by timwise.org. Despite this, the myth of the innately criminal and violent Black man persists. This myth has been used to justify violence, murder and mass incarceration against Black men.

The overrepresentation of Black males that is seen in crime statistics is not a reflection of their violent criminal behavior, but the historic and systematic inequality they experience, including overpolicing in Black communities.

If the street crimes committed by Black men reflect a violent and criminal nature, what does the World War I and II death toll (50 million to 150 million) say about the nature of white men?

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