Simply writing blacks off is a sure route to failure for conservatives and the GOP.
I’d really like to see conservatives launch an all out assault on the rebuilding of Detroit by way of fixing the people. People like Ben Carson could serve as ideal role models to show that you can rise above a bad situation. I don’t like playing the race game but I think it really needs to start with good black conservatives. Bring in people like Allen West, Mia Love, Star Parker, Afonzo Rachael, Herman cain etc. Get them out there speaking in the churches and the schools to inspire the folks.
The fact is that most American cities will be in much worse shape than Detroit when the bill comes due and we better have a blueprint for fixing them and making them productive again.
Many times, the blacks will view it as a white plot and actively work against it. In situations where the poor people are white, then it is viewed in a similar fashion (the rich are looking to control the poor). Bringing in role models (who left and made something of themselves), makes people angry as they are viewed as betraying the neighborhood. Seen it in the poor whites where I grew up, Indian reservations, and the places where my wife teaches.
A lot of these uplift programs don't work because they are trying to solve the symptoms, not the cause. Once you get a group of people convinced that they are victims, they give up. Race doesn't have much to do with it, and changing that perception is very difficult.