While researching the statistics on race and abortion, Afromerica researchers came across and interesting contradiction. In one study the rate of abortion among Blacks and whites looked like this:

Abortion rates - 1997


White			Black
19%			56%


In another study for the same year the rates looked like this:

Abortion rates - 1997

White			Black
57%			33%

Which one is correct? Well since it is obvious that we cannot count on statistics for accuracy, Afromerica decided to use what we know and what was once called "common sense" to bring these stats to a more believable reading.

The way we did this is to first estimate the number of white women in America and the number of Black women. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Blacks are 12% of the population and Black women outnumber Black men by 6:1, therefore, we can safely conclude that Black women make up at least 60% of the Black population.

The white population in America is five times that of Black America. So if white America makes up at most 60% of the population, we supposed that white women outnumber white men by 5:1, therefore, we can conclude that white women make up at least 55% of the white population.

Now where it pertains to pregnancy and abortion, we can assume that out of the entire female population (both Black and white) possibly 3 out of 10 women get pregnant every year and from those 3, maybe one will get an abortion. (Remember, we are not relying on statistics any longer because they have proven to be unreliable).

Now this is where common sense comes in. If there are more white women in America than Black women, and at least an equal amount of these women get pregnant and have abortions, how can it be possible that Black women get more abortions than white women? All things considered, living standards and all, to say that a minority does anything more often than the majority would mean that either the minority has serious issues or the stats are lying.

Though possible that that assumption could be scientifically proven wrong, it is highly unlikely unless extreme circumstances are in play. In the matter of abortion and race from the first set of stats, this would mean that either Black women abort way more often than white women (who knows because of what condition) or the makers of the stats would like people to believe that Black women abort more than whites.

What would be the reason someone would want the public to believe Black women are more prone to abort than white women? Simple, they want people to think that Black women (or Blacks period) have no consideration for life. And this is what most readers would believe because all are trained to think that stats never lie. But we at Afromerica have proven that to be untrue; stats do lie and we have the resources to prove it.

Furthermore, what makes any Black person think that the researchers of this country would provide viable stats when pertaining to Blacks? We have to be aware that racism still exists and we are in the age of psychological slavery and oppression and one way to psychologically deceive people, especially Blacks, is to falsify statistics, something we have been taught to believed in since elementary. There are many areas based on race and ethnicity that provide stats and these stats govern how we see the world and life in America.

To give an example of how easily it is to falsify stats, think about this. When have advertisers of a stock ever advertised their stock as a graph going down instead of up to win customers? Whenever one sees a graph of stock prices, the prices are always on the rise. If the company showed the stock falling, who would buy their stock?

The same goes for stats of many other issues. People believe what they first see, which has a definite effect on how they will from then on view the world. If we are made to believe that Blacks have more abortions than whites, especially at such alarming rates as the first set of stats imply, what are we to believe about the lifestyle and values of Blacks?

If this country cannot use blatant racism to neutralize Black America what other means could they use? Do not be too quick to think that white America would not stoop to such deception to psychologically deceive and oppress Blacks in this country. If we believe bad things about ourselves, others will believe even worst things.

If you would like the resources that show these stats, just contact us and we will provide them.

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