It's not a black thang, per se. There are lots and lots of black people who work their butts off trying to do better for their families and communities.

Unfortunately, a surpising proportion of the neer-do-wells who are black are also American born and bred. In contrast, the immigrant blacks perform better than the norm of ALL groups. Th greater proportion of folks from Africa or the Caribbean see opportunity and work hard to get a piece of the pie while the greater proportion of black folks from NOLA or Brooklyn resentfully see whitey holding them down.

It's the same planet and it's a strange one. I sure wish I had a magic wand.

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