[Tell It Right]

It’s a vicious cycle spanning decades now.....and for many of those black kids that actually attempt to improve themselves through education get shunned by many of their own race.

I observe that. And I also observe the opposite -- lots of young blacks are defining themselves as Christians first and not wanting anything to do with the worldly version of "being black". They're able to network with other good minded blacks and whites to support each other.

And to SaveFerris' point, one of the things they do is change their music. In my majority black church, in our mens' groups or other groups I'm part of (i.e. financial small group or parenting group), one of the things that's often brought up is meditating on the Lord and not worldly ways so we can keep our heads on straight. Almost without exception, the black men who've been exemplary people for years say that one of the main things that helped them was to quit listening to the hate-filled rap. They make it their mission to listen to Christian rap or other music that's not full of worldly ways. To support their point, if it's a group that I'm officially the leader of that semester (which means I brought my laptop LOL), I reach into my laptop bag for my bluetooth speaker and play some of the decades old Christian rock I've listened to since I became a Christian. LOL

[SaveFerris]

Worldly Rap is one of the most destructive forces in the world today, IMHO.

It programs their brains with a pounding thunder and poisonous lyrics.

Just listening to the lyrics, what little I’ve heard, is bad enough.

And there’s other “music” that fits the description of poisonous lyrics. I was quite surprised to hear it playing inside businesses.

[V_TWIN]

Which is why I said many.....not all.