Do Poor and Wealthy Black Americans Live in Two Different Worlds? – NAM

Do Poor and Wealthy Black Americans Live in Two Different Worlds?

Black Press International, News Analysis, William Reed, Posted: Jan 18, 2008

Editor’s note: For those who have been watching, the Pew study doesn’t really yield surprises. Rather, it refines and clarifies the edges of social processes — race and class identification — that are complex, evolving phenomena. That said, Bill Reed brings his hard-eyed realism to what is a useful snapshot of African-Americans in the 21st century.

When you hear a black person saying they don’t see race, watch out! “Color blind blacks” are usually also middle-class in terms of their income and outlooks. There is such a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks that we no longer can think of blacks as a single race. A Pew Research Center survey found black college graduates who say that “the values of middle-class African Americans are more closely aligned with those of middle-class whites than those of lower-income blacks.”

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Thompson and Weiner Ahead in Fund-Raising for Mayoral Race

 

 

Thompson and Weiner Ahead in Fund-Raising for Mayoral Race
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Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker and a potential candidate for mayor, is expected to report having raised $1.1 million in the six-month period, …

Arrest Made In Disappearance Of Brooklyn Woman – News Story – WNBC | New York

Arrest Made In Disappearance Of Brooklyn Woman
Police: Evidence In Car Links Suspect To Victim

POSTED: 9:25 am EST January 15, 2008
NEW YORK — A 32-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with murdering Stepha Henry, a Brooklyn woman who disappeared in Florida last spring, police said.

Kendrick Williams, 32, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was apprehended at the Canarsie Pier at 2200 Rockaway Parkway, where he was apparently living out of his car, police said.

Henry, who would have turned 23 in September, disappeared while visiting Florida with her sister. They had flown there just before Memorial Day and were staying with relatives, who last saw Henry on getting into a black sedan driven by a man on May 29.

That night, Henry had talked to her mother by phone, telling her she was getting ready to go to a nightclub. Her family has said she had made friends in South Florida during numerous visits to the area.

Miami-Dade Police said Henry was last seen at Pepper’s Cafe Nightclub, in Sunrise, Fla. Police said Williams gave her a ride to Pepper’s in a dark-colored Acura Integra. During the investigation, police said Williams initially told them he had left the club early and that Henry had stayed at the nightclub.

Detectives impounded Williams’ car, and analysis of the vehicle revealed evidence that linked Williams to Henry, police said.

No body has been found, and no details were being released on the exact nature of the evidence found in the car, Miami-Dade police spokesman Robert Williams said. It was not immediately clear when Kendrick Williams would be transferred to Florida.

It was not immediately clear how Henry and Kendrick Williams knew each other or where Williams made his permanent home. Detectives from Miami were in New York interviewing Williams, Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said.

“This investigation is far from over,” Zabaleta said.

Henry was a student at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and an aspiring lawyer.

Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay, called Henry a “beloved” member of the school community.

“At this hour, we extend our most sincere and profound sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Henry, her sister Shola and their entire family. The seven months since her disappearance have been very painful for her family and friends. We hope that they continue to find the strength they need to get through these difficult times.”

SOURCE: Arrest Made In Disappearance Of Brooklyn Woman – News Story – WNBC | New York.