Conservative political commentator Larry Elder visited Fox News on Thursday to discuss new research that says “systemic racism” contributes to black-on-black crime.
Elder dismissed the study’s central claim that anti-black racism is the cause of urban violence, arguing instead that fatherlessness within black families is the cause. Elder also said white people should not be held responsible for black-on-black crimes. (Related: California wants to free incompetent fathers for racial equality)
“Well, we just had Gay Pride Month. Maybe it’s time for ‘Let’s take it slow for Whites Month.’ The sad truth is that 60% of all shootings, robberies and murders in America are by black people. The sad truth is that half of America’s murder victims are black, and almost all of them are killed by other black people,” Elder told host Laura Ingraham.
“According to the CDC, a young black man between the ages of 10 and 43 is not a fabric, but it seems to be 13 times more likely to be killed than a young white man, and on the contrary that Joe Biden recently said at Howard University, they are not killed by the white supremacists. It is done. Now, as long as you are not prepared to be genetically committed, you need to ask yourself, “What is happening?” And what the devil is going on is the £10,000 elephant in the room, fatherless infestation. Seventy percent of black children are born into the world today without fathers in homes where their mothers are married,” Elder said.
Elder pointed out that former President Barack Obama once gave a speech detailing the potential consequences of growing up without a father. These effects include more likely incarceration, more likely to drop out of school, and higher rates of poverty into adulthood.
Elder then referred to a conversation with former NAACP president Kwaisi Muhme, in which he asked whether “white racism” or “absence of black fathers” was the bigger issue for the black community.
“To his credit, he immediately said ‘absence of black fathers,'” Elder said.
Elder said he has tried to discuss black fatherlessness with other black “leaders” such as Reverend Al Sharpton, Rep. Maxine Waters, Reverend Louis Farrakhan and Reverend Jesse Jackson. According to Elder, all of these prominent black people refused to appear on his radio show to discuss the issue.
