[L,TOWM]

To be fair, about 70% of african-americans in the US are in the middle class (or better) and receive little in the way of public support. There are about 5 Million members of the urban african - american underclass, concentrated in the nation’s largest 10 urban areas that account for this behavior, crime in incredibly dispropotionate numbers, and overall government expenditure that is mind boggling.

[ladyjane]

To be fair, about 70% of african-americans in the US are in the middle class (or better) and receive little in the way of public support.

That's not a statistic I have ever seen. Are you sure about that?

If, in fact, that is true, why don't they do something about the problems in their inner city communities?

[Chode]

since prolly 70% live in the cities, i kinda doubt that number... your source?