Correct. We can trace financial incentives for behavior with regards to these, and they are consistent with how people act with other financial incentives. We also have pretty good data about two parent households vs single parent households and outcomes for children.
It would be foolish to assume this is the only reason for disparity, just like it's foolish to assume that smoking is the only reason people die of lung complications. However, it's a causal factor with clear data that it is harmful, one of several that don't rely on statistics abuse to make unsubstantiated claims using a process that isn't consistently upheld.
This would harm the black community significantly, although it would also harm most other people.
The answer to that falls under "welfare". And yes, this is as relevant to the thread as any "disproportionate black representation" argument can be.
It was far worse because it provably existed. The racism was outright codified by law. That would definitely be considered "systemic"!
Seems so. I'd like to point out that a lot of the coverage of the protests deliberately cuts videos to misrepresent what's happening too. The New Mexico shooting was really egregious to the point of false reporting, but cutting footage to paint a narrative is consistently being done by every major news organization I've seen.
Pretty much this. And I suspect this will have a non-trivial effect on the protests themselves, as people tend to get discouraged if they're sending a message that isn't being heard.
Given what we know about most media outlets in the USA that's a lot of tin foil in supposing that they're trying to cover up protests after going out of their way to paint them in a good (or bad if it's Fox) light.
