LABOR AND SOCIETY

Black Jobs, Black Work, Black Struggle

Trump is ignorant

St Louis Tribune — Black Construction engineer photo — Used courtesy of StL Tribune & Association of Black Women Physicians — Courtesy of ABWP

There are no Black jobs. There are no White jobs. There are just jobs in America. Work. On a night when his political opponent was having problems with his voice and thoughts, everyone’s least favorite ex-President still could not help but display his ignorant bigoted beliefs with deep seated racist proclivities.

He again played the race card in the debate and it is no surprise. I don’t care. If I had respect for him (any), I might care. But I don’t. Zero.

This time, the ex-President, made a low life statement about “Black jobs” and how Black people will lose jobs because of immigration. (he made a similar statement about Latino jobs). It was crass.

For the record, here is the African American workforce in America, via percentages today:

Professional occupations — 21.6
Service occupations — 21.5
Management, Business & Finance — 14.4
Office and Administrative — 11.7
Transportation (and material moving) 11.4
Sales occupations — 8.1
Production 5.9
Construction 2.9
Installation, maintenance, repair 2.2
Farming Fishing, Forestry 0.2