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The Black Culture Thread |OT6| Monica Enjoys Being Black

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Slayven

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Spiderjericho said:
Wow. The Wolf of Wall Street.
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That Green Girl ain't nothing to play with.

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Mumei

Member
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]

In 1985 the Cooperative Children's Book Center began to document the numbers of books published in the United States for children each year which were written and/or illustrated by African Americans. When then-CCBC Director Ginny Moore Kruse served as a member of the Coretta Scott King Award Committee that year, we were appalled to learn that, of the approximately 2,500 trade books that were published that year for children and teens, only 18 were created by African Americans, and thus eligible for the Coretta Scott King Award. Using the CCBC's collection and working in conjunction with the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force of the American Library Association, we have continued to document the number of books each year and to publish this statistic in our annual publication CCBC Choices.

Because of the great ongoing interest in these statistics, in 1994 we began keeping track of the numbers of books by American Indians, Asian/Pacifics and Asian/Pacific Americans, and Latinos as well. We also began documenting not only the number of books created by people of color, but the number of books about them, including the many titles that have been created by white authors and/or illustrators.

What We Count

The books represented by these numbers are based on everything that comes into the library annually. This includes picture books, novels, and non-fiction. We receive hardcover and, these days, more and more original paperback trade books typically available for sale to public schools and public libraries, as well as some (but not all) series/formula non-fiction titles (e.g., a "Countries of the World" series including titles such as Kenya and Venezuela). We do not typically receive mass market or gimmick/toy books created for direct-to-consumer sales. Because the CCBC does not receive every trade book published, in 2002 we began providing information on the number of books we do receive each year, on which the statistics are based.
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I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
 
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andthebeatgoeson

Junior Member
Not even surprised about that number of books. I'm sure it doesn't even register at a publisher in how they think. And they'll have a few excuses.

I'm just shocked there are not more active minority publishers. I guess we have to vote with our wallet. It's tiring, though. To feel like you have to leave the house and do everything.
 
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EscoBlades

Ubisoft Marketing
Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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Wow...that's hella low.
 
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n00bsauce87

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Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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And it was so many more in the years previous. I wonder what happened
 
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Oldschoolgamer

The physical form of blasphemy
Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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Part of me can't even be shocked. That number is really fucking low. Smh.
 
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Kreed

Member
n00bsauce87 said:
And it was so many more in the years previous. I wonder what happened
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http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp

Still low as hell even in the previous years, and it's all around low for the other groups so it just seems like a problem period.

What I do find interesting is the "By" and "About" columns for each ethnic group. For every group the "About"s are usually a larger number than the "By"s, since we can assume the children's books being written by said ethnic groups will also star a character from that ethnic group. But then you look at the Asian column and see 90 books by Asians, and only 69 starring them.
 
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Slayven

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Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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I was shocked to find a YA series where the hero was a black kid. Of course he has an absentee father that comes back once he gets famous.
 
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Trey

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Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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Does this include Go the Fuck to Sleep?
 
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ReiGun

Member
Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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What's even sadder is looking at the chart and seeing Blacks are still doing better than other minorities even with that pathetically low number: 34, 69, and 57 about American Indians, Asian Pacifics/Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos respectively in 2013.
 
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n00bsauce87

Member
Silky said:
yooooo what the fuck, Pinata (Freddie Gibbs/Madlib) is a great EP
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Got my first whiff yesterday. I need more. 2 playthroughs wasn't enough. Although, Cyhi and Black Hystori Month was on point. I just heard it Monday, I feel as though it's in LTTP territory now since it's late March.
 
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tmdorsey

Member
A little late to convo, but I always thought CCH Pounder she have just played the live action version of Waller. Her voice in the JLU was just too perfect.
 
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ishibear

is a goddamn bear
Mumei said:
[URL="http://www.blackyouthproject.com/2014/03/of-3200-childrens-books-just-93-were-about-blacks/]Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks[/URL]



I can't even wrap my head around those numbers. Not even 3%?
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Wow. That's insanely low. :(
 
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akira28

Member
Slayven said:
I thought Europe didn't have racism.
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Only the racists say that.

"We wrongly assumed that racism is no longer tolerated anywhere, and that as a result it could be the subject of a joke," De Morgan said in a statement reported by Flanders news. "In this case, we plead guilty of bad taste. We continue to be on the side of those that are battling any form of racism."

Sounds like something Sgt. Schultz would say on Hogan's Heroes. Next thing they'll be talking about is the lack of tolerance of their freedom of speech.
 
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DominoKid

Member
got a feeling insurance is about to tell me it's not worth it to fix my car. called the body shop and they told me insurance is dragging their feet on approving the repairs.
 
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