2nd July 2004, 11:09 PM
It's a combonation of racism (which still certainly exists against blacks) and blacks giving up on improving themselves, I'd say. Both are certainly factors for why American blacks are in such a bad position... much higher crime, much lower school graduation rates, much lower rates of going to college, the proliferation of messages that encourage giving up on trying to improve yourself... I don't know what can be done, but something should.