Too Many Black Males:
Too easily led in the wrong direction? © 2017
Look at that picture. There’s nothing cute, fashionable, hip, sophisticated, cultured or intelligent about black males walking around with their pants sagging and their drawers showing. Yet, you see it often. Sometimes, you even see grown men in their ‘30s and ‘40s walking around sagging.
For some reason, too many black males are easily led in the wrong direction, but it’s near impossible to lead them in the right direction.
For example, the City of Detroit has a 2-year apprentice program aimed at young and not-so-young people that could lead to high-paying jobs. Yet, you don’t see lines of black males trying to apply for those positions.
President Obama has made more Pell Grants available that would allow more students to attend college. But nearly always, more females are taking advantage of these opportunities.
By contrast, too many black males are too easily led in the wrong direction. Take the recent chaos at several malls across the country. Black males figured prominently. Take another fad a few years ago. In that fad, black males would pick a stranger, punch the stranger and walk away, all for kicks.
The solution:
Children don’t come out of the womb at age 14. From day one, parents are in position to instill the right values. But many do not. Bishop TD Jakes said black males have been “mama-ed to death.” Could he be right?
If parents don’t do their jobs, black males can expect high rates of unemployment, criminal records, the inability to get jobs, and worse.
Too easily led in the wrong direction? © 2017
Look at that picture. There’s nothing cute, fashionable, hip, sophisticated, cultured or intelligent about black males walking around with their pants sagging and their drawers showing. Yet, you see it often. Sometimes, you even see grown men in their ‘30s and ‘40s walking around sagging.
For some reason, too many black males are easily led in the wrong direction, but it’s near impossible to lead them in the right direction.
For example, the City of Detroit has a 2-year apprentice program aimed at young and not-so-young people that could lead to high-paying jobs. Yet, you don’t see lines of black males trying to apply for those positions.
President Obama has made more Pell Grants available that would allow more students to attend college. But nearly always, more females are taking advantage of these opportunities.
By contrast, too many black males are too easily led in the wrong direction. Take the recent chaos at several malls across the country. Black males figured prominently. Take another fad a few years ago. In that fad, black males would pick a stranger, punch the stranger and walk away, all for kicks.
The solution:
Children don’t come out of the womb at age 14. From day one, parents are in position to instill the right values. But many do not. Bishop TD Jakes said black males have been “mama-ed to death.” Could he be right?
If parents don’t do their jobs, black males can expect high rates of unemployment, criminal records, the inability to get jobs, and worse.