Hard Life In An Evil Land: How Safe Are Blacks Today?

George Mason University's History News Network has a message for America - especially black America:

"Statistically, It's Never Been Safer to Be Black in America. But That Doesn't Mean Black People are Safe from White Violence."

"Saying that America has become a better place for its black citizens than it was during the mid-nineteenth century is an awfully low bar to clear,…

In examining the span of time from Jefferson Davis to Jordan Davis, beyond the narrow focus on murder, we know that life in this country has only improved for African Americans because of the tears, sweat and blood shed by those who fought for equality. Of course, as a community, blacks have faced worse than the likes of Michael Dunn and George Zimmerman, and have never stopped fighting. Do I think they need my discussion of history and statistics in order to keep fighting now? Of course not."

Thank you, George Mason University:

It's a sign, of how clueless conservatives are, that they'd imagine - in the face of black boys being murdered and whites laughing about it - that I simply chose (as my own life was coming apart) to go on the warpath over race,…