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Darkblack · 08-12-2003, 05:21 AM

Hip-hop is only music. If you want to blame hip-hop for black society having a hard time then I blame country music for racism, trailer parks, Ford F350's, and Cowboy hats. We could be better off without all of those.

What is holding back African Americans is the large gap in education. Look at the schools most of our politicians went to. Look at the neighborhoods they grew up in. I don't have the figures in front of me but I bet if you compared the white people living in those areas and going to school at those schools to black people you would see a very large difference.

When we as a county can provide the same education to young black people and give them an opportunity to grow up the same way as white people we cannot expect them to produce an equal number of politicians. Right now their are only a few ways for a black person to make it. The military like Powell, the church like King, Jackson and Sharpton, Sports, Rap, or the 1 in a million that actually makes it out of the ghetto with hard work. Getting out with just hard work usually takes someone who is extremely gifted and can teach themselves.

We also need to look at the parental units of the average black family. As the children of slaves money and education are not passed down like in the average white family. Their below average life style has nothing to do with bling bling or hip hop. It has to do with segregation and the lack of education. In a couple hundred years I am sure African Americans will be caught up with White America. We had a 200-year head start with them pulling much of the weight. To speed up this process we need better social programs in place to help educate parents on how to raise their children and provide a proper and structured home. Education needs to be regulated better to where each school has the same cash flow, the same quality educators, and the same curriculum. We need cheaper day care so that single mothers can work yet still spend quality time with their children after school and at night. There is no reason day care should be more than a car loan a month. That extra cash could be going to a college fund for the children.

So in conclusion Hip-hop is not holding African American people down. It is the short period of time that they have actually been considered people.

08-12-2003, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Darkblack Banned Location: Pennsytuckia	Hip-hop is only music. If you want to blame hip-hop for black society having a hard time then I blame country music for racism, trailer parks, Ford F350's, and Cowboy hats. We could be better off without all of those. What is holding back African Americans is the large gap in education. Look at the schools most of our politicians went to. Look at the neighborhoods they grew up in. I don't have the figures in front of me but I bet if you compared the white people living in those areas and going to school at those schools to black people you would see a very large difference. When we as a county can provide the same education to young black people and give them an opportunity to grow up the same way as white people we cannot expect them to produce an equal number of politicians. Right now their are only a few ways for a black person to make it. The military like Powell, the church like King, Jackson and Sharpton, Sports, Rap, or the 1 in a million that actually makes it out of the ghetto with hard work. Getting out with just hard work usually takes someone who is extremely gifted and can teach themselves. We also need to look at the parental units of the average black family. As the children of slaves money and education are not passed down like in the average white family. Their below average life style has nothing to do with bling bling or hip hop. It has to do with segregation and the lack of education. In a couple hundred years I am sure African Americans will be caught up with White America. We had a 200-year head start with them pulling much of the weight. To speed up this process we need better social programs in place to help educate parents on how to raise their children and provide a proper and structured home. Education needs to be regulated better to where each school has the same cash flow, the same quality educators, and the same curriculum. We need cheaper day care so that single mothers can work yet still spend quality time with their children after school and at night. There is no reason day care should be more than a car loan a month. That extra cash could be going to a college fund for the children. So in conclusion Hip-hop is not holding African American people down. It is the short period of time that they have actually been considered people.