Poll: African-Americans optimism at 25 years high

[impik]

About 39 percent of blacks said the "situation of black people in this country" is better than it was five years ago, compared with 20 percent who said the same in 2007.

According to the study, 53 percent of respondents said that life for blacks in the future will be better than it is now, while 10 percent said it will be worse. Two years ago, 44 percent said things would be better in the future, while 21 percent said they would be worse.

Fifty-four percent of blacks said that the president’s 2008 election improved race relations in the U.S., while 7 percent said it made things worse. Forty-five percent of whites said the election made no difference for race relations, 32 percent said it made things better and 15 percent said it made relations worse.

Blacks also appear more optimistic than whites that their financial futures are going to improve in 2010. In December 2009, 78 percent of blacks said their finances will be better this year, while just 46 percent of whites said the same.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0110/looking_up_a6638940-a1c1-4aee-bc96-6bd45fb0f153.html

[NJmaverick]

1. Thanks for posting this

good information

[CBR]

2. Thanks. Good to hear from a variety of perspectives. nt

[LaPera]

3. Just as long as Karl Rove - As long as she likes - Fox doesn't give one shit about lies & fuck-ups

controversy or Palin making false accusations, it just adds to their rating, plus the lies are readily sucked up by all the republican ditto-heads watching....Fox can't lose with Palin.

I know this is NOT what you wanted to hear....You want to see her go down quickly...Aint gonna happen no time soon...Her lies, image, fuck ups & republican cheer-leading are a perfect fit for Faux news, she's the perfect "YES" woman to Hannity, O'Reilly, Beck and the rest of the Fox fascist...they can't lose with Palin and they know it!

[Cha]

4. Looking back on this whole

decade that's gone by my optimism has reached an all time high and I'm so happy that it has also for our Black Brahs and Sistahs!

For those who need it~B-)

"This is the slang term for "bro" which is slang for brother..a slang inside a slang 8) THIS

ORIGINATED IN THE STATE OF HAWAII! for those who think that it originated in southern california or where ever, your are miss informed. It is the pigeon (english-hawaiian slang) word that is used state wide in Hawaii not only by surfers but by all people born and raised in hawaii of all racial groups. and it pains me when i hear cali haole tourist say it.
sup brah
howsit brah
a' brah we go beach
ho brah where you stay"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brah