“Where’s All The Black Faces?” Blacks Make Up Only 1.6% of Occupy Wall Street Protesters

New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog "Where's All The Black Faces?" Blacks Make Up Only 1.6% of Occupy Wall Street Protesters by Scotty Starnes Liberal media bias is being exposed by how the media has covered the peaceful Tea Party protests and how they have covered the violent, disease-ridden Occupy Wall Street movement. Every network attempted to paint the Tea Party as "racist" because of the lack of "black faces." Wonder what they will say when they learn that there aren't many blacks protesting within the Occupy movement? From WaPo: Occupy Wall Street might seem like a movement that would resonate with black Americans. After all, unemployment among African Americans is at 15 percent, vs. almost 8 percent for whites. And between 2005 and 2009, black households lost just over half of their median net worth compared with white families, who lost 16 percent, according t o the Pew Research Center. However, these numbers have not translated into action. A few prominent African Americans, such as Cornel West, Russell Simmons, Kanye West and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), have made appearances at Occupy protests. "Occupy the Hood," a recent offshoot, has tried to get more people of color involved. But the main movement remains overwhelmingly white: A Fast Company survey last month found that African Americans, who are 12.6 percent of the U.S. population, make up only 1.6 percent of Occupy Wall Street. African Americans share white Americans' anger about corporate greed and corruption, and blacks have a rich history of protesting injustice in United States. So why aren't they Occupying? "Occupy Wall Street was started by whites and is about their concern with their plight,"Nathalie Thandiwe, a radio host and producer for WBAI in New York, said in an interview. "Now that capitalism isn't working for 'everybody,' some are protesting." Continue reading>>> Scotty Starnes | November 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM | Tags: African Americans, blacks, liberal media, Occupy Wall Street, racism, tea party | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-6cd Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/wheres-all-the-black-faces-blacks-make-up-only-1-6-of-occupy-wall-street-protesters/

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