THIS IS CNN: Is Capitalism Tied to White Supremacy?
Asian Americans graduate high school at close to 99 percent. Black Americans graduate at closer to 81 percent (though it has been climbing). About 26 percent of black Americans have a college degree. For Asian Americans that figure is 70 percent. U.S. Census data shows that a family with parents who have college degrees are likely to earn about double what a family with parents who just finished high school earn and more than triple what a family of people who didn’t finish high school earn.
So getting married and graduating high school (and college) makes a huge difference in financial outcomes and home ownership. There are exceptions to every rule but for the most part these are things that correlate with success. And obviously there are a lot of personal choices connected to all of the factors I’m bringing up. If you choose to drop out of high school and choose to never marry, your likelihood of success is pretty slim compared to people who make the opposite choices. That’s why group differences in these areas make a big difference in group outcomes financially.
When you say that capitalism isn’t working for people today because of white supremacy, you actually need to make the case that these other obvious factors either don’t matter or are themselves products of white supremacy. That’s not so easy to do precisely because personal choices are involved. I don’t think Jemele Hill was remotely prepared to make that case nor was Leigh McGowan.
Finally, it’s worth noting that Jemele Hill is married and a college graduate and used to make $1 million a year working for ESPN (though that was before she got married). I’m sure she’s still doing pretty well for herself now.
It’s hard out there for a Neiman Marxist:
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 2, 2026