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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:04 PM Original message |
What are the chances that the people of Iowa address some of the racial inequality in their state... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. To what are you referring, exactly? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. racial inequality in Iowa, specifically. nt. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. How do you know Iowa has "racial inequality" that... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Do African Americans span the entire state? As Tavis Smiley said the other day... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Oh, I see... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Why does Iowa have the highest incarceration rate in the country for African Americans? nt, |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Ok - let's magically make more people of color move here! |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. the point is...Iowa is putting black people in jail at a higher rate than the rest of the country nt |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. or perhaps |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. ...and I would say that is where the inequities lie... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. median earnings for African American males $17k...median for men in general $31k. nt. |
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petersjo02 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. What racial inequality? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. lets start with economic and judicial inequality. nt. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I hear what you are saying.. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I haven't singled out Iowa....I've posted on racial issues many times. |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. As opposed to racial inequality in the other 49 states? |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Lets discuss one state at a time. Iowa is proud of its first in the nation status... |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Oh brother! |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Why is Iowa putting blacks in jail at such a high rate? nt |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Well, I can tell you that we just supported... |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Jealous! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I know...isn't that trippy? |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. LOL!! Great story! n/t |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. We had a HUGE turnout for Obama, too |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. So, do you feel this will translate to initiatives to correct the inequity in the state? nt. |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. To be honest... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Do I feel that a large contingent of Obama... |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Thank you! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Oh, you're too sweet... |
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cyberswede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:09 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. and we have |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. What's Indiana's record like, in comparison to Iowa? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
32. But what exactly - forcing blacks to live there?!?! |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:21 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't blame ya.... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. only white people think racial equality means having the same number of people. lmao. nt. |
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