Economic factors and changes in public policies, not manifestations of "black culture," explain African Americans' relatively poorer economic outcomes.
A legacy of past institutional racism: almost 10 percent of blacks may lack the proof of citizenship needed for insurance subsidies under Congress's verification scheme.
Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. November 13, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: Those daring to come out in the conservative black church know they risk social rejection by people that have always been their support system.