Don't Be A Black Man!

Black males perpetually have the highest death rate in the U.S.

Source: 2010 U.S. Census, CDC THE REALITY OF BEING A BLACK MAN IN THE U.S. - HIGHEST MORTALITY

Expectancy of Black men has gone from the worst to the 2nd worst; for Native American men there's no end to the genocide!

BLACK MALE PUBLIC FIGURE* PROFESSION / ACTIVITY AGE AT DEATH Abernathy, Rev. Ralph Minister, civil rights activist 64   Adderley, Cannonball Musician 47   Adderley, Nat Jazz Musician, Cornet 68   Aikens, Charles Tap Dancer, Choreographer 59   Ailey, Jr., Alvin Choreographer, Dancer 59   Alphonso, Roland Ska & Reggae Musician 68   Ammons, Gene Jazz Musician 49   Anderson, Eddie "Rochester" Actor, singer, on TV's Jack Benny Show 71   Armstrong, Louis Musician 70   Ashe, Arthur Tennis player 50   Atwater, Lee Politician 40   Baldwin, James Writer, Playwright 63   Banneker, Benjamin Mathematician, astronomer 75   Basie, Count Musician, Composer 80   Basquiat, Jean-Michel Artist 28   Benton, Brook R & B singer, musician 57   Blackwell, Otis (a.k.a., John Davenport) R & B, R & Roll Musician, composer 70   Blake, Eubie Musician, Composer 100   Bland, Milton (Monk Higgins) Musician, Saxophonist 49   Blakey, Art Jazz Musician 71   Bowles, Thomas "Bean" R & B musician, composer 74   Bradley, Tom Mayor of Los Angeles 81   Broadus, Bruce "Damian Dame" Edward R & B Musician 30   Brown, Charles Blues Musician, Pianist 76   Brown, Ray Jazz Musician, Bass 76       Brown, Ron Secretary of Commerce, Civil Rights 55   Bunche, Ralph J. Civil Rights, Politics 68   Caldwell, Ronnie R & B musician, The Bar Kays 20   Calloway, Cab Big Band, Jazz musician-composer 87   Cambridge, Godfrey Comedian, Actor 44   Campanella, Roy Baseball player 72   Canegata, Leonard Lionel Cornelius (a.k.a. "Canada Lee") Boxer, Actor 45   Carey, Zeke The Flamingos 68   Carmichael, Stokely (Kwame Ture) Political Activist, Black Panther 57   Carr, James R & B Musician, "Dark End of the Street" 59   Carver, George Washington Scientist, Educator 79   Chamberlain, Wilt Basketball player 63   Chambers, III, Roland L. R & B Musician, composer, arranger 58   Cherry, Don Jazz Musician 59   Clark, Sonny Jazz Musician, Pianist 32   Clarke, John Henrik Civil Rights Historian 84   Clayton, Harold Lee Musician, Composer 53   Cleaver, Eldridge Political Activist, Black Panther 62   Cleveland, Rev. James Minister, gospel musician, composer 58   Cole, Nat King Musician 48   Coltrane, John Musician 41   Connor, Dino Lead singer of R & B group, "H-Town" 28   Cooke, Sam R & B singer, musician 34   Cosby, Henry "Hank" R & B musician, composer, Motown 74   Cosby, Henry "Hank" R. Legendary Motown writer, producer, etc. 74   Crocker, Frankie Legendary New York Radio DJ 63   Crothers, Scatman Actor, Musician 77   Cunningham, Carl R & B musician, The Bar Kays 19   Curtis, King R & B musician 38   Daniels, Billy Singer 73   Davenport, Willie 1968 Olympic Track Champion, Hurdles 59   Davis, Jr., Sammy World's Greatest Entertainer 64   Davis, Miles Jazz Musician 65   Davis, Sr., Benjamin 1st Black U.S. Army General 93   DeBarge, Bobby R & B singer, musician 39   DJ E-Z Rock (Rodney Bryce) Hip-hop producer, "It Takes Two" 46   DJ Dr. Rock Background, sound, "Force MDs" 35   Doggett, Bill Musician, member of "Ink Spots" 81   Dorham, Kenny Jazz Musician, Trumpeter 48   Douglas, Frederick (Augustus Washington Bailey) Civil Rights 78   Draffen, Jr., Willis Lewis Bloodstone, lead singer 56   Draper, Wylle Actor who portrayed Michael Jackson in "The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)" 24   Drew, Charles Surgeon 46   Drew, Charles Richard Surgeon, Educator, Scientist 46   Du Sable, Jean Baptiste Pointe Explorer, Founded Chicago, Illinois 73   DuBois, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Civil Rights 95   Dunbar, Paul Laurence Poet, Novelist 33   Eckstine, Billy Big Band Singer 79   Edison, Harry "Sweets" Jazz Musician, Trumpeter 84     Edwards, Bernard "Chic" R & B Musician, member of "Chic" 43   Ellington, Duke Musician, Composer 75   Ellison, Ralph Waldo Author, Novelist, Editor 80   Evers, Medgar Civil Rights 38   Farmer, Art Jazz Musician, Trumpeter 71   Fields, Richard "Dimples" R & B singer, musician 58   Foxx, Charles R & B musician, "Inez & Charles Foxx" 59   Foxx, Red Comedian, Actor 69   Franklin, Melvin The Temptations, bass singer, lead 52   Funches, Johnny Lead singer, The Dells 63   Gaye, Frankie Marvin Gaye's younger brother, singer 60   Gaye, Marvin R & B Singer, musician, composer 45   Gillespie, Dizzy Jazz Musician 75   Glenn, Sr., Roy E. Actor, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" 57   Gordon, Dexter Jazz Musician 67   Grant, Earl Jazz Musician 39   Green, Grant Jazz Musician, Guitarist 48   Haley, Alex Arthor, "Roots" 71   Hamilton, Roy Singer 40   Hampton, Fred Civil Rights, Black Panther 21   Hampton, Lionel Jazz Musician, Vibraphone 93   Handy, William Christopher "W.C." Musician, Composer 85   Harris, Eddie Jazz Musician 62   Hartman, Johnny Singer 60   Hathaway, Donny R & B singer, musician 33   Hawkins, Coleman Jazz Musician, Tenor Saxophonist 65   Hawkins, Jay "Screamin'" R & B singer, musician 71   Hayes, Bob Track star 59   Henderson, Fletcher Jazz Musician 55   Henderson, Horace Jazz Musician 84   Henderson, Joe Jazz Musician, Saxophonist 64   Hendrix, Jimi Rock Musician 28   Hines, Earl Jazz, Big Band Musician 79   Homer, LeRoy Pilot, Flight 93 on 9/11/01 in Pennsylvania 36   Hooker, John Lee Blues Musician 84   Howard, George Jazz Musician 41   Hunter, Ivory Joe Blues musician 60   Hutton, Bobby Civil Rights, Black Panther 17   Ingram, Rex Actor 73   Isley, 0' Kelly Singer, Isley Brothers 48   Jackson, George Civil & Political Activist, Writer, Convicted Felon 30   Jackson, George Record Executive, Motown 95   Jackson, Milt Jazz Musician, Vibraphonist 77   Jackson, Walter R & B Singer, musician, composer 45   Jacobs, Marion "Little" Walter Blues musician 38   James, "Sylvester" Singer 41   Johnson, Noble Actor 96   Jones, Phalin R & B musician, The Bar Kays 19   Julian, Don R & B Musician, "The Meadow Larks" 62     Kador, Jr., Ernest "Ernie K-Doe" R & B Musician, "Mother-In-Law" 65   Kendrick, Eddie The Temptations, falsetto, lead 52   King, Jimmy R & B musician, The Bar Kays 19   King, Jr., Martin Luther Minister, civil rights activist 39   Kirby, George Comedian, Actor, Impressionist 71   Kirk, Roland "Rahsaan" Jazz Musician 41   Kirkland, Kenny Jazz Musician, Pianist 43   Lampkin, Charles Actor, 1st Black in SciFi film 76   Lance, Major R & B Musician 53   Lewis, Reginald Businessman, LBO of TLC Beatrice 50   Long, Shorty Musician 29   Louis, Joe Boxer 67   Lovejoy, Ronnie R & B Musician, singer, composer 51   Lunceford, Jimmie Big Band Musician 45   Lundy, Stevie D. Singer, "Force MDs" 34   Lymon, Frankie of "The Teenagers" 25   Lynch, David singer, "The Platters" 76   Marshall, Thurgood Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 85   Mayfield, Curtis R & B singer, musician 58   Mayfield, Percy Blues musician 64   Mayo, Whitman Actor, "Grady" on TV's "Sanford and Son" 71   McCoy, Van Musician, Artist, Composer, Producer 36   McDuff, Jack Jazz Musician 74   McNair, Ronald E. Astronaut, Physicist 35   McPhatter, Clyde The Drifters, lead singer 40   McPherson, Don The Main Ingredient, lead singer 30   McRae, Teddy Jazz Musician, Tenor Saxophonist 91   Melvin, Harold of "The Blue Notes," lead singer 58   Micheaux, Oscar Producer, Director, Actor 67   Middlebrooks, Ralph "Pee Wee" R & B musician-singer, Ohio Players 58   Mills, Donald The Mills Brothers 85   Mills, Harry The Mills Brothers 69   Mills, Herbert The Mills Brothers 77   Mills, Jr., John The Mills Brothers 25   Mobley, Hank Jazz Musician, Tenor Saxophonist 56   Monk, Thelonious Jazz Musician 64   Montgomery, Wes Jazz Musician 43   Moore, Johnny The Drifters, lead singer 64   Morgan, Lee Jazz Musician, Trumpeter 34   Morris, Greg Actor, "Barney" on TV's "Mission Impossible" 61   Morton, Jelly Roll Musician, Composer 50   Moses, Jr., Pirkle Lee Lead singer, The El Dorados 63   Muhammad, Elijah Religious Leader 78   Navarro, Fats Jazz Musician 27   Nelson, Charles "Mercury" Singer, "Force MDs" 30   Newman, James "Jimmy" Son and Manager of Gladys Knight 37   Newton, Huey P. Political Activist, Black Panther 48   Nicholas, Harold Lloyd Legendary Tap Dancer, brother of Fayard 79   Notorious, B.I.G. Rapper 25     Oliver, Sy Big Band, Jazz musician-composer 78   Owens, Jesse Track star 67   Paige, Satchel Baseball player 76   Parker, Charlie Yardbird Jazz Musician 35   Payton, Jr., Lawrence The Four Tops, composer, lead singer 59   Payton, Walter Football player 45   Pepper, Art Jazz Musician 57   Perry, Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew a.k.a. "Stepin' Fetchit," Actor 84   Pitchford, Lonnie Blues Musician, Diddley Bow 43   Porter, Art Jazz Musician 36   Powell, Adam Clayton Minister, civil rights activist 63   Powell, Bud Jazz Musician 42   Prysock, Arthur Big Band, R & B Singer 69   Rasulala, Thalmus (Jack Crowder) Actor 51   Ray, Harry The Moments, lead singer 44   Redding, Otis R & B Singer, musician, composer 26   Reynolds, Teddy "Cry Cry" Blues Musician, Pianist 67   Robeson, Paul Singer/Actor 77   Robi, Paul singer, "The Platters" 57   Robinson, Bill "Bojangles" Tap Dancer, Actor, Singer 71   Robinson, Jackie Baseball player 53   Robinson, Max 1st Black new anchor (ABC-TV) 49   Robinson, Sugar Ray Boxer 68   Rollins, Howard Actor, TV's "In The Heat Of The Night" 46   Rowan, Carl T. Syndicated Journalist 75   Ruffin, David The Temptations, tenor, lead singer 50   Satchell, Clarence "Satch" AR & B musician-singer, Ohio Players 56   Schomburg, Arthur A. Civil Rights, Historian 64   Scott, Dred Civil Rights, Lost to U.S. Supreme Court 63   Shaw, Woody Jazz Musician, Trumpeter 44   Sheen, Bobby R & B Musician 59   Silas, Louil "Silas Records president" produced New Edition, Jody Watley, etc. 44   Smith, Ocie Lee "O.C." R & B Musician, composer 69   Staples, Roebuck "Pops" R & B, Gospel, "The Staple Singers" 85   Stewart, Billy Jazz Musician, Vocalist 33   Stewart, Jermaine R & B singer, musician 40   Stitt, Sonny Jazz Musician 59   Strayhorn, Billy Musician, Composer 52   Strode, Woody Actor 80   Sylvers, Edmund Lead singer of R & B group, "The Sylvers" 47   Tachie-Menson, Michael R & B Musician, "Double Trouble" 30   Tatum, Art Jazz Musician, Pianist 47   Taylor, Johnnie R & B Singer, musician, composer 62   Tex, Joe R & B singer, musician 49   Thomas, Rufus R & B Musician 85   Thomas, Tommy Actor, Musician, Saxaphonist 42   Thomas, William "Buckwheat" Little Rascals child star 50   Til, Sonny (Erlington Carl Tilghman) The Orioles 56   Townson, Ron The 5th Dimension, member 69     Troutman, Larry Zap 54   Troutman, Roger Zap 47   Tupac Shakur Rapper/Actor 25   Turner, Nathaniel "Nat" Lead America's greatest slave revolt 31   Turrentine, Stanley Jazz Musician 66   Turrentine, Tommy Jazz Musician 69   Walker, Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Blues Musician, Guitarist 65   Walker, Junior (Autry De Walt Mixon) Jr. Walker & The All-Stars 64   Washington, Albert Blues musician 63   Washington, Booker T. Civil Rights 59   Washington, Harold 1st Black mayor of Chicago, Illinois 65   Washington, Jr., Grover Jazz Musician, Tenor Saxophonist 56   Watson, Johnny Guitar Musician 61   Webb, William Henry "Chick" Jazz Musician 30   Wells, Junior Blues, Jazz Musician 63   White, Ron The Miracles 57   White, Slappy Comedian 74   Williams, Joe Jazz Musician 80   Williams, Paul The Temptations, baritone, lead singer 39   Williams, Tony Jazz Musician, Drummer 51   Williams, Tony Lead singer, "The Platters" 64   Williamson, Sonny Boy Blues musician 34   Wilson, Dooley Actor, Musician 59   Wilson, Flip Comedian 65   Wilson, Jackie Singer, musician 50   Witherspoon, Jimmy Blues musician 74   Wright, Eric "Eazy E" Rapper, NWA 32   Wynne, Phillippe The Spinners, lead singer 43   Young, Coleman Mayor of Detroit 80   Young, Jr., Whitney Moore Civil Rights activist 50   Young, Lester Jazz Musician 50   Young, Mighty Joe Blues Musician, Guitarist 72   Black Male Public Figures (above list only) CAUSE OF DEATH for < 40 to 100 Years of Age Rank Cause Percent (%) 1 Heart Attack 22.78 2 Disease 18.99 3 Homicide 17.72 4 Accidents 15.19 5 Drugs 8.86 6 Stroke 8.86 7 AIDS 3.80 8 Suicide 3.80 Black Male Public Figures (above list only) Black Male Public Figures (above list only) CAUSE OF DEATH Black Males Under 40 Only Rank Cause Percent (%) 1 Homicide 33.43 2 Accidents 25.71 3 Disease 11.43 4 Heart Attack 11.43 5 Drugs 8.57 6 Suicide 5.71 7 AIDS 2.86 8 Stroke 2.86 AVERAGE AGE OF DEATH: 57.02 * Randomly Selected

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Nationally, only 52% of Black males graduate from high school

As published by American Medical News (amednews.com), nationally, only 52% of male African-Americans earn high school diplomas, compared with 58% of male Hispanics and 78% of male non-Hispanic Whites, said a September 2012 report published by the nonprofit Schott Foundation for Public Education. According to a 2009 U.S. Justice Department study, for every Black male physician, there are about 50 Black men incarcerated at the federal, state or local levels, and as validated by the chart below, this disparity is getting worse. The proportion of Black men in medical schools has fallen since 2002, while a rising share of medical students come from Asian and Hispanic backgrounds.

Group 2002 Applicants (%) 2011 Applicants (%) 2002 Matriculants (%) 2011 Matriculants (%) White Men 10,483 (31.2%) 13,506 (30.8%) 5,355 (32.5%) 6,252 (32.5%) White Women 8,974 (26.7%) 10,451 (23.8%) 4,619 (28.0%) 4,808 (25.0%) Asian Men 2,965 (8.8%) 4,645 (10.6%) 1,474 (8.9%) 1,968 (10.2%) Asian women 2,984 (8.9%) 4,296 (9.8%) 1,556 (9.4%) 1,891 (9.8%) Hispanic Men 1,16 (3.5%) 1,655 (3.8%) 549 (3.3%) 790 (4.1%) Hispanic Women 1,274 (3.8%) 1,804 (4.1%) 581 (3.5%) 843 (4.4%) Black Men 874 (2.6%) 1,107 (2.5%) 391 (2.4%) 445 (2.3%) Black Women 1,738 (5.2%) 2,108 (4.8%) 735 (4.5%) 737 (3.8%) Total 33,625 43,919 16,488 19,230

Note: Individuals who did not mark a race or ethnicity, or who identified as multiracial, foreigners, Native Americans, Alaskans, Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders are not included in this chart. Source: "Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2012," Assn. of American Medical Colleges, November 2012; "Minorities in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2005," AAMC

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The Black unemployment rate has consistently been twice as high OR HIGHER than the white unemployment rate for 50 years! As reported by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) this gap hasn't closed at all since 1963. Back then, the unemployment rate was 5 percent for whites and 10.9 percent for blacks. Today, it's 6.6 percent for whites and 12.6 percent for blacks. Without regard to the amount of education or experience, for Black men in particular, it's even worse; throughout the U.S. Black male unemployment for working age Black men (16 to 64 years of age) consistently ranges from 40% to over 65%, and consequently, there's a direct correlation between cities with the highest crime rate and cities with the highest levels of Black male unemployment.

QUESTION: For decades, its been the practice of many U.S. companies to outsource both skilled and unskilled manufacturing and IT jobs to India, China, Mexico, and to many third-world countries; however, given that (1) unemployment rates for skilled and unskilled Black men* between 16 and 64 years of age ranges from 42% to 67% throughout the U.S., and (2) unemployment rates for Native Americans ranges from 85% to 95% at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and other reservations,** and (3) the extremely high rates of unemployment for convicted but released felons who are prohibited from traditional employment, why don't U.S. companies capture a greater ROI by strategically designing training paradigms, jobs, work locations, and business outcomes to exploit the aforementioned available but untapped demographics? * Black Male (Un)Employment Rates in the Nation's Largest Metro Areaa 2010.pdf * Black Male (Un)Employment Rates in the Nation's Largest Metro Areaa 2020.pdf ** America's Native Prisoners of War (Video)

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DID YOU KNOW 50% OF BLACK YOUTH DO NOT EXPECT TO LIVE PAST 35 YEARS OF AGE?

Unless you're Native American . . .

MIA? If a Black man goes missing, don't expect anyone to go looking for him.

ADDITIONALLY, READ THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE, CLICK HERE.

 

By the way, don't forget "White History Month!"

 

Oh, yeah, please keep this in mind . . .

Get One While You Can Here ye, hear ye! Get one while you can, Get yourself a Black man The most virile in the land! Known throughout the world For his strength and his speed, And his fabled sexual organ That nearly hangs to his knees! Here ye, hear ye Get one while you can, Get yourself a Black man Before he’s less than a grain of sand. Watch him continue to evolve, And disappear right before your eyes. See the world’s greatest disappearing act Along with the Black race’s demise. Here ye, hear ye You shoulda got one when you could, ‘Cause the humongous Mandingo warrior Is nearly gone for good! © 2002 Trip Reynolds From "Tripoetry" Published by Bress Publishing		TAYE DIGGS & IDINA MENZEL WESLEY SNIPES & NIKKI PARK     SIDNEY POITIER & JOANNA SHIMKUS REGGIE BUSH & LILIT AVAGYAN     MICHAEL JORDAN & YVETTE PRIETO JOHN LEGEND & CHRISTINE TEIGEN     JAMES EARL JONES & CECILIA HART HEIDI KLUM & SEAL     ELLEN POMPEO & CHRIS IVERY DR.DRE & NICOLE THREATT YOUNG     EDDIE MURPHY & PAIGE BUTCHER DAVE CHAPPELLE & ELAINE MANDOZA ERFE CHAPPELLE

Such are the realities and the stereotypes; but in the absence of passion, eroticism, or singing and dancing, and playing sports, Black men perpetually have the highest rates of unemployment, incarceration, homicide, and mortality.

So, if you have the option, it's probably not a good idea to be a Black Man!

 

I welcome your feedback.

Trip Reynolds
trip.reynolds@yahoo.com

Reynolds' Rap July 31, 2022 © 2017-2022 Tripoetry. All Rights Reserved. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.