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Monday, January 22, 2007 12:00 AM

Colorblind

Barack Obama would be the great black hope in the next presidential race -- if he were actually black.
By Debra J. Dickerson

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  • Sunday, January 21, 2007 08:12 PM

    Thomas Sowell and immigrants of colour.

    Dickerson's article struck a chord.

    I remember many years ago reading a stat in a Thomas Sowell book comparing the income levels of black people from the Caribbean (Colin Powell anyone?) with other immigrant groups and with native born white Americans.

    The difference was very small.

    Education, attitude? Who knows.

    But it does indicate that skin colour is not the only aspect of being what we think of as black.

    —boonerator Read boonerator's other letters

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