Scholars from many different disciplines note that national aggregate-level statistics still show that unfortunately, as a group, Blacks still trail other racial/ethnic groups in most measures of socioeconomic success. However, the real question is, which deserves more of the blame for this situation -- racism and racial discrimination, or Blacks themselves?

As the Pew Research Center reports, their data shows that not surprisingly, a solid majority of Whites and Latinos say that Blacks themselves are to blame. However and perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a majority of Blacks agree that rather than racism, Blacks are responsible for their own condition:

I think it’s rather unfortunate that Asian Americans weren’t included in the survey, but nonetheless, as a sociologist who studies issues such as this, I would have answered that it is not simply one or the other, but rather both that are responsible.

Nonetheless, it is a significant finding that apparently, most Blacks agree that when it comes to not getting ahead, Blacks should first look in the mirror to find someone/something to blame. That is quite an interesting sociological finding by itself.