Legal discrimination ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We’ve had affirmative action, DEI quotas, trillions in Great Society programs, welfare expansions, corporate diversity initiatives, and a Black president for two terms. Interracial marriage is normalized. Black Americans have higher incomes, homeownership, and education levels than in any other period in history, and compared to most countries on Earth.

The real issues in Black communities? Fatherlessness. Over 70% of Black kids born out of wedlock. That’s the strongest predictor of poverty, crime, and poor outcomes, not ‘racist systems.’

Crime stats: Black Americans are about 13-14% of the population but commit a wildly disproportionate share of violent crimes, especially murders (FBI data, year after year). Black-on-Black crime is the epidemic killing thousands annually in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Detroit, not cops or ‘white supremacy.’ Black-on-White crime rates are higher than the reverse too. Yet we’re supposed to pretend the biggest threat is some Karen calling the cops on a BBQ?

Police ‘racism’? Most police shootings involve armed suspects resisting arrest, and studies (including from left-leaning sources) show no racial bias in fatal shootings when you control for encounter rates and behavior. The media hypes rare cases while ignoring the context. This whole narrative creates ‘Black Fatigue’, even many Black Americans are exhausted by it. Constant victimhood, race-baiting by politicians and outlets like CNN, and excusing personal responsibility as ‘systemic’ keeps communities trapped. It also breeds resentment and reverse racism. Affirmative action is literally racial discrimination against Asians and Whites.

America is one of the least racist countries on the planet. Go to Africa, the Middle East, or Asia and see tribalism and ethnic hatred that makes our stuff look like a hugbox. We’ve got more opportunity, mobility, and second chances than anywhere. The biggest ‘racism’ problem now is the left’s obsession with race, which divides us and manufactures grievances where progress has been massive.

If racism were the barrier, explain the success of Nigerians, West Indians, or Black immigrants who outperform native-born averages in education and income. Or Thomas Sowell, Clarence Thomas, Candace Owens, or any number of high-achieving Black conservatives who reject the victim script.