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The problem is a black culture which disdains education. So when black people get educated, the blacks no longer fully accept them, and neither do the whites in a meaningful way.

I went through this as a white woman seeking professional employment, as the first college graduate in my family. My mother was jealous and resentful and my father and brothers were patronizing and dismissive. My actual skill levels were rarely accepted by men at work except to claim that they did those things and deserved the credit. But it was all part of being among the first wave of Boomer women going to college en masse and entering the workplace with a higher aspiration than most prior generations of women.

Wasn't comfortable; and I still get routinely patronized by strangers and resented by friends and family after a long successful career when I embark on something unfamiliar to them. But Rome wasn't built in a day.

"So when black people get educated, the blacks no longer fully accept them, and neither do the whites in a meaningful way."

The acceptance of educated blacks by whites depends on the perception of whether the person is truly educated or merely a product of "affirmative action."

I can off the top of my head think of about seven or eight blacks who worked in my white-collar area, and I think I had a generally favorable view of about five of them, who were capable, well-spoken, and gracious. The others weren't bad people, but just seemed well below average in ability, as if they were hired for the wrong reason.

But a couple of the most inexplicable hires were white people - I'd look at them and think, "If they got the job, who the hell did they beat out?"

Sorry to hear that. Seen it among my own relatives. Class distinctions can be difficult.

Liberals are the biggest source of the problem. Cultures cannot be criticized, even when they are clearly destructive.