The State of Colorado is Four Percent Black... Homicides in the State Almost Exclusively Committed by NonWhites

The state of Colorado is four percent black. 

Just four percent black. 

And yet... [Homicide in Colorado, 2004-2014: A Summaryfrom the Colorado Violent DeathReporting System, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, November 2016]:

Figure 5 reveals that between 2004-2014, Black/African Americans experienced the highest rate of homicide with a rate of 14.2 deaths per 100,000 population. The rate of homicide among the Black/African American population is more than twice that of the next closest race/ethnicity (American Indian), and more than six times that of White, non-Hispanics. Both American Indian and White, Hispanic populations had significantly higher rates than White, nonHispanics as well. When incorporating age and gender into these data we see that Black/African American males ages 25- 34 (46.9 per 100,000 [95% confidence interval/CI: 37.4-56.4]) and ages 15-24 (43.1 per 100,000 [CI: 34.2-52.01]) had rates more than 10 times greater than their White non-Hispanic age group counterparts (3.8 per 100,000 [CI: 3.0-4.5], 3.6 per 100,000 [CI: 2.8-4.2]) respectively) (data not shown). 

The state of Colorado is four percent black. Fire that into your per capita algorithm... 

And yet, part two... [Denver’s gun-related homicides are a study in racial inequity: Black men and women five times as likely to be murdered by gunfire as whites, Denver Post, 8-29-17]:

Black men and women in Denver are twice as likely to die from gunshots — and five times as likely to be murdered by gunfire — as white men and women, according to a new report that nonetheless shows how firearm-related deaths and injuries reach into every corner of the city.

Denver is roughly 11 percent black. 

Moral of the story? Without a black population, the state of Colorado's homicide via firearm epidemic  evaporates.

How in the World did Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Pixar, SpaceX, and Twitter Succeed with such Low Black Employment?

Shot. [Tech companies not hiring blacks despite ownership rates, AP, 5-3-18]:

WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans are among the top owners of mobile devices, but aren't being considered when it's time for social media and technology companies to hire. 

The National Urban League is highlighting this new technology gap in its 2018 State of Black America report released Thursday, and pushing social media and technology companies to put in place safeguards and corporation solutions to make sure minorities don't get left behind in the digital revolution. 

"C-suite executives of tech firms publicly espouse the gospel of racial and gender diversity and inclusion, but these spaces do not reflect our nation's demographic diversity," said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. "Only increased representation from top to bottom will drive corporate change that prioritizes equity." 

Morial said that the latest Equal Employment Opportunity reports filed by Google, Facebook and Twitter showed that only 758, or 1.8 percent, of their combined workforce of 41,000 employees, were black. And their own research showed that in the majority of tech companies, fewer than five percent of the workforce is black, while at least half of the workforce is white. 

The organization introduced a "digital inclusion" index that is supposed to answer the question: "Are the new job, business and educational opportunities created by increased digitization of our world being equally shared?"

Chaser. [Uber's diversity numbers aren't great, but they're not the worst either — here's how they stack up to other tech giants, Business Insider, 3-28-2017]:

Uber used to be staunchly against releasing its diversity numbers, but the ride-hailing giant has had a change of heart in the last month since the company has been rocked by an investigation into sexual harassment in its workplaces. On Tuesday, the company released its diversity numbers for the first time as part of its plan to rehab its company culture.  

In short, Uber's diversity numbers are not great, but not the worst when compared to industry giants like Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft. One glaring problem is the lack of women or underrepresented minorities in tech leadership positions. Nearly 89% of technical directors are male at Uber, and 75% are white.  

"This report is a first step in showing that diversity and inclusion is a priority at Uber," said CEO Travis Kalanick in a statement. "I know that we have been too slow in publishing our numbers — and that the best way to demonstrate our commitment to change is through transparency. And to make progress, it's important we measure what matters." 

Some of America's most important technology companies have shown black labor to be superfluous, boasting market caps in the hundreds of billions without contributions from an "indispensable" racial group the federal government mandates both private and public sector accommodate or face their wrath in court. 

Our present and future is held hostage by the concept of equality, which stipulates only white supremacy (and what this ideology births: structural inequality/implicit bias/white privilege) can be the reason behind low black employment/representation at Google, Facebook, IBM, Apple, Telsa, SpaceX, Pixar, Microsoft, and other technology companies. 

How, oh how, would these companies have ever succeeded without blacks? 

Black Pastor Calls High Black Homicide Rate in Indianapolis and State of Indiana "Genocide" Without Acknowledging Blacks are Behind the Homicides

Previously on SBPDL: Indianapolis, 28% Black but where Blacks are Suspects in More than 80% of Homicides, NO BOBS (No Black on Black Slayings) Organization Started to Stop the Murder

No self-reflection. 

No self-awareness. 

All excuses. 

The "genocide" the black pastor speaks of in Indianapolis (a 28 percent black city) is entirely a phenomenon courtesy of black people killing each other. 

Remember: Indianapolis is only 28 percent black (and 59 percent white), yet blacks are responsible for more than 80 percent of the homicides... which the Indianapolis Star, Fox 59, and other media outlets in the city refuse to admit or publicize

Black Lives Matter? 

Not to fellow black people in Indy. [‘It’s a genocide’ says leader after black homicide study released, Fox 59, 4-22-18]:

Pastor Horatio Luster, of Peacekeepers Indianapolis, has spent decades walking the streets of Indianapolis, meeting victims and perpetrators of gun violence along with scared mothers and teenagers who say they need firearms to protect themselves in dangerous communities. 

A recent study by the Violence Policy Center shined a statistical spotlight on homicide in Indiana and its disturbing results did not surprise Luster. 

“It’s a genocide,” he said. “The statistics line up with the body count.” 

The VPC’s report, headlined, “Indiana Ranks #8 in Nation for Black Homicide Victimization,” shows that in 2015, according to FBI statistics, the Hoosier state ranked in the top ten for homicide in the black community with 26.44 killings per 100,000 population. 

While that rate was one-and-a-half times the national average, it was down from two years earlier when Indiana ranked #1 in the nation for black homicide victimization.

Those numbers are even more stunning considering Indiana ranks 18th in the nation for African American population. 

The statistics in Indianapolis are worse. 

Last year, 123 of the city’s 177 homicide victims were black. 

That’s 69% of the total and a rate of 51.25 victims per 100,000 population, twice the statewide number. 

“It has become extremely dangerous based on what we are seeing, based on what we have seen the last few years,” said Luster, “yes, it has become dangerous to be an African American in the city of Indianapolis.” 

92% of 2015’s victims were killed with a gun. 

“Its imperative that legislation step up and do more with assault weapons that are hitting the street just on a regular basis,” said Luster referring to a resolution before the City County Council calling on the General Assembly to ban semi-automatic rifles and extended clips. “If we look at the numbers of the last few years, the increase of gun violence, because when we talk about blacks in the city of Indianapolis, the African American community, the majority of the homicides have been by guns.” 

Luster said the city needs to recognize and practice a multi-pronged approach to tackling violent crime and reducing the homicide numbers in the African American community. 

“I’m a firm believer that our greatest resource that’s going to contribute to decrease the violence in our community, the greatest resource that our community has is the community. 

“Here in the city of Indianapolis we have the poverty stricken areas that are wages below $15,000 a year. We have lack of education. We have single homes being ran by mothers that are trying to raise teenage young men that are just barely grown themselves.” 

Mayor Joe Hogsett maintains that neighborhoods where IMPD has reverted to community policing in an attempt to focus on patrolling smaller geographic areas have seen crime go down. 

Hogsett has spent recent Sundays visiting congregations across the city promoting his summer youth jobs program while FOX59 recently sponsored its Pack the Pantries campaign which raised over $100,000 to provide more than 300,000 meals for Indianapolis residents in attempt to fight crime and desperation by relieving hunger. 

The mayor’s office is currently in the process of hiring a community violence reduction coordinator and staff to emphasize tailored neighborhood solutions to violence.

This racial group is not an asset, but an extreme liability. 

The amount of resources extended to them far outweighs any meager contributions they make to Indianapolis.  

Somehow the problem of black people killing other black people in Indianapolis (and the state of Indiana) is white people's fault. 

The Racial Reality of Gun Crime in the USA in One Graph

Why can't we be honest about gun crime and race in America? [The disparities in how black and white men die in gun violence, state by state, CNN, April 24, 2018]

In many of these states, blacks represent far less than their overall 13 percent of the population. Indeed, black males 18-25 are primarily committing the gun crime in America, and what percentage of the overall population do they represent?

When you factor in the dreaded per capita into this equation, you understand just how egregious the gun control debate is when race is left off the table...