Kirk: People drive faster through Black Neighborhoods

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/13/mark-kirk-black-neighborhoods_n_7056612.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

In a little-noticed interview last week, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) described African-American neighborhoods as areas that people in his state try to avoid.

The comment, with its racial undertones, came during a sit-down interview with the Peoria Journal Star and followed a question about how to encourage business development in Kirk's home state.

“I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community,” Kirk said. “With this state and all of its resources, we could sponsor a whole new class of potential innovators like George Washington Carver and eventually have a class of African-American billionaires. That would really adjust income differentials and make the diversity and outcome of the state much better so that the black community is not the one we drive faster through."

Let me make sure I understand this.  He's saying that by having more black billionaires, the average income of AAs will increase and therefore all problems will be solved?  I'm sorry, but if I'm making a mistake here, someone please correct here.
I just find what he's saying here ridiculous, if not dangerous.  That's similar to saying there is no racism towards blacks because the president is black.

[Ebowed]

Damn, Kirk.

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'Every time I start talking about race, people get upset.  I don't know why, but I've had enough!'

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/13/mark-kirk-black-neighborhoods_n_7056612.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

In a little-noticed interview last week, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) described African-American neighborhoods as areas that people in his state try to avoid.

The comment, with its racial undertones, came during a sit-down interview with the Peoria Journal Star and followed a question about how to encourage business development in Kirk's home state.

“I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community,” Kirk said. “With this state and all of its resources, we could sponsor a whole new class of potential innovators like George Washington Carver and eventually have a class of African-American billionaires. That would really adjust income differentials and make the diversity and outcome of the state much better so that the black community is not the one we drive faster through."

Let me make sure I understand this.  He's saying that by having more black billionaires, the average income of AAs will increase and therefore all problems will be solved?  I'm sorry, but if I'm making a mistake here, someone please correct here.
I just find what he's saying here ridiculous, if not dangerous.  That's similar to saying there is no racism towards blacks because the president is black.

Oprah Winfrey is worth $3 billion, so all the black poverty problems have been solved.

[Simfan34]

I don't get it. He was saying "let's help black communities". In no way did he suggest that "driving faster through black neighbourhoods" was a desirable or appalling state of affairs.