The article assumes that the trusted relationship of the black man with the barber will remain intact when the barber becomes just one more public service announcement.
Not counting the true criminal element, there are a lot of black men who don’t want a nanny state, either. They rightly resent plantation-style paternalism. More than we think are potential allies.
You don’t need a crystal ball to tell you why black men suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes. Two words: DI-ET