First off, let me say that this is a serious subject and one I'd like to read serious responses to. Otherwise it'll either be romper roomed or closed.
This is like one of those "dirty little secret" topics that is clearly not a secret, and is a source of much pain to the Black community and the nation as a whole.
What I want to understand, since I have to assume it's not being claimed as indigenous to the culture, is why no amount of money, policing, school programs, opportunity zones, (whatever they are), are sufficient to make effective inroads toward ending this particular blight?
I heard a gentleman say the other day on the news, following the tragic murder of a young relative, words to the effect of "How can we tell others that Black lives matter when we don't value Black lives ourselves?"
Clearly this is a complex issue that involves many layers including income, employment and economic opportunity, family structure, education, gang and criminal activity within the community, and a host of other variables.
I'm interested in hearing thoughts on how this situation ever gets put right in the face of all that's come before and which has clearly failed. Root causes and solutions.
For America to go forward I think this matter needs to be addressed and not swept under the rug as it appears to be on a regular basis. It tends to get two seconds of lip service on the news before the story is changed to something more politically (and racially) charged.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.