Ahh we'll see how quickly this post gets deleted and I get labeled a racist. But I will just throw some facts at you guys anyways.
Firstly, Hurricane Katrina for example was so tragic and so many lives were lost here in my home city of New Orleans because it happened at the END OF THE MONTH and no one would leave because they were about to get their checks. This is very simple, unarguable FACT. Don't believe me, ask anyone else from this area, do some research, or look it up. This has nothing to do with race because whites living in the system were in the same boat.
Secondly, black people in New Orleans believe that they are owed government money, government housing, and government assistance for whatever they choose to do. When the city council here voted to tear down the projects black people were up in arms because they were "tearing down their homes" when in reality it wasn't their homes. Many appeared before the council and informed them that they were tearing down their house that their grandparents, parents, and now they and their kids lived in. When it was pointed out to them that people were not supposed to be living in there for more than 6 months to a year and they were not intended to be passed down from generation to generation they looked shocked.
There were in fact people living in those projects who did not know what a power bill was. They had never seen a power bill, water bill, or anything else. Don't believe me, go to WWL 870 AM or 99.5 FM and email one of their hosts and ask about the people that called in stating that very fact.
Thirdly, black people have had 100% of the political power here in New Orleans and we see how bad it is. In fact, you can look at many major cities where blacks are at or near a majority and they are also cess pools of rape, crime, drugs, and violence. Why is that when they have all the political power? This should not be the case and there is obviously a serious problem here.
Fourth, as a basketball coach of almost all black kids I can tell you MAYBE 10% have a father that is active in their life. I'm pretty sure white people aren't going door to door rounding up black fathers and removing them from their duties. Of the other 90% maybe 1/3rd of them has a GOOD MOM that actually cares about them and is responsible. The effects of these facts is unbelievable. You can literally look at their household and make a very, very well educated guess as to where they will wind up in life. I had 3 total white kids all of which are going to college and doing better things. Why is this? They actually have parents that care about their success.
As a contrast I made a 24 on my ACT after pulling an all night drinking fest and I am a college graduate. That said my grades in high school sucked. Why would that be? Because my mom and stepdad didn't give a shit as to whether I went to class, did my homework, or took care of any school related stuff. ACTIVE PARENTS is the key. Am I whining, no. Am I a victim, no. But it is a very valid point.
As a side note our girls team lost about 20% of its roster this year to pregnancy, guess what race people?
Fifth, as an experiment show up to parent/teacher conference day at a local school like mine that is a good mix of whites and blacks and rich and poor. Take notes to see how many white parents show up to inquire about their kids A- and how many black parents show up to ask about their kids failing grades. Its an eye opener.
Sixth, go sit in a classroom and watch a black child that is picked on by his peers for wanting to do well in class. Watch a kid get picked on for raising his hand, for being smart, for reading at his grade level, and whatnot. Its jaw dropping.
Now then we get to the crux of the problem. Are black kids unable to compete in our society? The answer is unequivocally no. Like any other kids there is a fair mix of smart ones, slow ones, and in between kids. However, when they are constantly given excuses as to why they would, should, or could fail then why should they bother trying to compete?
The simple fact is you can blame whoever you want for whatever problem but at the end of the day the reality isn't going to change. As long as minority children are coming from single parent homes and are given excuses to fail rather than encouragement to succeed none of this will change.
We can sit around and talk about sharks swimming in slave trade routes. We can talk about slavery and how it still effects black people in everyday life. Hell we can sit around and blame whitey for everyone problem that exists in the world today.
But at the end of the day, that isn't going to force black kids to learn to read. It isn't going to make their fathers help raise their kids. It isn't going to keep them from dropping out. It isn't going to solve any of their problems, its going to give them a reason to make them worse.
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