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I mentor and employ young black kids. I've been doing it for about 10 years. It started when the kids came into my white family owned shop and asked for work. They would come from the section 8 housing down the block.

None of them thought that they were "special" or "unAmerican".

In fact they were fairly patriotic.

Of course I was dealing with kids that had the internal motivation to go out and procure a job.

But that "My ancestors were slaves so I don't have to do anything for whitey" attitude is far from universal.

You are right, it's not a universal attitude, but it's prevalent. Some black kids are committed to an education, but they are few and far between. As a high school teacher, what I see are a large majority who are content to get through school by taking the easiest possible classes. They have no interest in college beyond perhaps attending a community college. When you ask them what they are going to become they have no answer. Most black kids I have NEVER turn in homework. They say they're too busy after school to do it. Most admit they NEVER study for a test. Guess what? Most fail. When I call home, mother, or more often, grandmother, tells me she can't control them. And the band played on.