Republicans, when the unemployment rate drops are you going to deny that Obama has anythign to do with it?

Unfortunately there isn't a simple solution because the problem is complex. You, Obama, and KC above me are all correct, to a degree. A change to the EEO laws and their enforcement would be nice because the laws, as they are currently written, are a joke, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

The creation of new, good paying jobs would help to a degree, but doesn't address the problem of blacks being 50% less likely to get called in for an interview, last one hired, first one fired, or getting paid 25% less than our white counterparts where education and experience are equal. Despite all our talk about competition being a good thing, our laws have been written to discourage competition. Fifty years ago if you wanted to start a business, you found a spot and set up shop.

These days, with all the legal fees and licenses you must acquire, most entrepreneurs are looking at $30-300k in debt before they even open the door. That in itself prevents blacks from starting businesses because we usually have that kind of money saved and the banks aren't loaning money to small business start ups like they used to.

Unemployment and poverty are not an African-American problem - but an American problem; people of all races are standing in the unemployment line, losing their homes, and suffering at the hands of this stifling economic chaos. If African-Americans think Obama's policies are designed to elevate their status, they are in for a rude awakening. When a person is forced to rely on the government for their every need, that buys a lot of loyalty in the voting booth, and robs a person of opportunity.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.