Probably about to dig my own grave by asking this question but, is there any particular concrete reason black people are seen in such a negative light? I come from a country with an extremely low black person ratio. To put it into context, the school I went to with 800+ students had 3 of them and the college I went to went to had 5 of them. The office I currently work for have none. In my lifetime I just haven't had much, if any, personal exposure to black people.