Blacks not as smart as Whites
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A little background, first The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport or TIDES is headed by Richard E. Lapchick who has earned the description of “the racial conscience of sport.” Lapchick is a true champion for diversity and a commitment to equality and is a member of the board at “The Center for Sport and Jewish Life”. Secondly, The New York Times is owned and headed by the Sulzberger family. Originally purchased by Adolph Ochs in 1896, the Ochs Sulzberger family for over 100 years. The New York Times is currently headed by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. For the surprising part, Lapchick and the Sulzberger family are Members of the Tribe.
A little confession, The New York Times did not say “Blacks not as smart as Whites”, that was a little extrapolation from yours truly. However, that is exactly what The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport is reporting. This creates a politically incorrect imbalance within a world of diversity that does not earn a spot in Sulzberger publication. A fact that just simply will not be clearly explained and the New York Times article really lacks clarity and accuracy. Never fear, we are here to help out the Sulzberger family.
Below are both the New York Times article and the full TIDES report. Compare and contrast and think about what the circulation is for the New York Times versus the circulation of an annual report from an organization like TIDES. One of these sources will give you the full story, the other will not. The below is about as blatant as it gets in the New York Times.
New York Times article
“disparities between graduation rates for black and white players.”
Mr. Sulzberger had so little to say about something Mr. Lapchick has researched so thoroughly for so many years. Perhaps the report from Lapchick just did not make it all the way to Sulzberger’s desk. No problem, we can help fill in the gaps but I will admittedly do some fact filtering for you, Sulzberger-esqe as it may be.
TIDES report
“Nonetheless, the continuing significant disparity between the academic success of African?American and white men’s basketball student?athletes is deeply troubling. In fact, the already large gap increased by four percentage points. One of higher education’s greatest failures is the persistent gap between African?American and white students in general. This is also true for white and African?American basketball student?athletes in particular. The gaps continue to widen, even though the actual graduation rates of African?American basketball student?athletes are increasing.”
So you see, when Sulzberger’s The New York Times says there are some “disparities” between Blacks and Whites when it comes to education, academics and graduation rates, what they are trying to say is that ‘Blacks are not as smart as Whites’. Now if we twisted this around a bit and only compared the athletic abilities and basketball prowess of Blacks and Whites, we would have what amounted to an overt display of racial superiority. But alas, if we combine the two, academics and athletic achievement, we have a true equalization within diversity. That is an angle Sulzberger and Lapchick will always applaud.
Seriously, both publications have the same objective. They have the exact same facts and figures. The likes of a Sulzberger and a Lapchick have the exact same agenda when it comes to reporting on racial matters. One will have a much larger audience and will downplay the angle that is unflattering for Blacks. The other will have a much smaller audience and will fully document it so as to help alleviate, address, and of course continue to fund and research it. Neither will report it in a way that allows the American public to formulate a prudent and fact-based opinion.
Click here for original New York Times article
Click here for original The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport article