A glimpse of black culture

A glimpse of black culture

A woman friend working out at the Lucille Roberts Gym on 125th Street in Harlem (she was one of only a few white women in the club) heard the following radio program playing in the background, which she gathered was a weekly show:

“Discover the Paternity of Your Child Day”

As part of this program, the station brought into the studio the various boyfriends of a woman who wanted to know who the father of her child was, and then revealed the results of DNA tests to settle the question.

“This DNA is the black man’s downfall,” said one of the boyfriends. “It used to be you could wipe your fingerprints off something, but now if you drop a hair, they’ve got you.”

Posted by Lawrence Auster at January 15, 2004 02:00 AM | Send

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I remember a TV interview with Theodore H. White in 1969 about his latest The Making Of The President (1968) book. White stated that he saw no hope for the Black Ghettoes. This went against the liberal wisdom of the time, which still held that a vast infusion of money would improve conditions. White would have none of this idea.

White criticized student protestors rather heavily in his 1968 book, which was savaged by the main NY reviewers. He was almost read out of the liberal establishment. In later years, White often warned of the “Brown Invasion,” as he called it. He stated that both parties were refusing to face the implications.

Posted by: David on January 15, 2004 11:13 AM

Sure your friend wasn’t listening to Howard Stern?

Posted by: ttam117 on January 15, 2004 1:53 PM

I guess it’s possible it was a satire. If it was, it was pretty bold. My friend is not familiar with Howard Stern’s program. The show she heard was on between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. on a Tuesday. She even thinks they called it “Paternity Tuesday.” It didn’t sound to her as if it was being done for laughs. It sounded serious.

Posted by: Lawrence Auster on January 15, 2004 1:58 PM

I just wanted to mention Senator Moynihan.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan, prompted charges of racism with his report on the breakdown of black family. Pointing to the rising number of black babies born to unmarried parents, he suggested that the absence of fathers and male role models — along with the income they provide — explained myriad social problems.

At the time, about one in four black babies was born to unmarried parents.

By 1999, it was 69 percent.

Any thoughts?

Posted by: An outside caller on February 10, 2004 10:03 AM