The truth will set us free...
Unless and until we have a discussion revolving around the truth, we will continue this nonsense...
Absolutely. Unfortunately, a discussion revolving around the truth would have to address the two most utterly taboo subjects in American society.
1. The possibility that black people are on average of lower IQ than some other races. That this possible reality has led to atrocious crimes in the past does not make the reality (if such it is) any less real. If it is the case, then any attempts to improve things are based on a false premise and doomed to failure. A clear-eyed investigation of facts, using good science, would allow at least the possibility of reality-based programs that would do some good. That bad science has been done in this area in the past doesn't mean good science cannot be done, only that is has not yet been done.
2. The fact, IMO, that much of "black culture" is negative and severely counter-productive. Again, this is simply a case of facing facts squarely and responding appropriately. But it runs right into the notion that "all cultures are equal, except for 'white culture' which is inferior."
All attempts to develop policies for "solving the black problem" are based on these two firmly held beliefs. If they are indeed false, then all such policies are doomed to failure.
The start of wisdom is the willingness to look reality in the face and understand what you see.