What Frederica there doesn’t want everyone to know is that a huge amount of black males DON’T truly want to work. They have become particularly adept at working a little while at the temp agency, quit because it might require some night, weekend and holiday hours as well as physical labor. Then they dabble at fast food, washing cars, cutting hair. They shack up with any babysmama that is getting “that check” or has a job herself, which is usually in the service industry. They have been doing this generationally.
They eventually get into stealing copper, burglary and dealing dope. You want to see some real unemployment in the hood? Legalize drugs.
“You want to see some real unemployment in the hood? Legalize drugs.”
Who wants to work for $7-8 an hour when they can make the big bucks with drugs? It would be really hard to convince these guys it’s worth it.