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Blacks are vastly overrepresented in sports and music/entertainment. They make up 40% of mayors of the top 10 cities, and 48% of the commanders of the largest police forces. Due to block voting they chose the Dem nominee in 2008 and 2016 when the majority of Whites voted the...
other way. The idea that this is some powerless put upon group and thats why they should be given special treatment is a huge joke...
Should actually be 44% of largest police forces, data is here 11 of 25 are black: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Mayor thread is here cities are NY, Chicago, Houston and Dallas.
Demographics of new S&P 500 directors 2021 over 25% black: wsj.com/amp/articles/n… Image

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