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The Role Of Education
Will.I.Am
worries
that
most
black
role
models
are
rappers
and
ballers
instead
of
those
in
college-educated
professions.
(2.15.07)
by
MTVNews
on Sep 12,2007
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BeTheChangeLCSC
366 days ago
This
is
a
really
important
topic,
whether
people
choose
to
recognize
it
as
such
or
not.
The
mentality
of
African
American
youth
has
to
change.
Too
many
of
them
think
that
being
smart
and
ambitious
is
a
“white
characteristic”
while
others
think
they
have
to
strive
to
be
rappers
or
ball
players
in
order
to
be
successful.
Something’s
gotta
give.
We
have
to
set
the
bar
higher
for
ALL
of
America's
youth...
-oceal
fancilady428
330 days ago
I
totally
agree
with
BeTheChange.
Being
smart
and
successful
and
articulate
is
almost
seen
as
lame
in
the
African
American
community.
It
makes
sense
that
people
tend
to
gravitate
more
towards
what
they
can
relate
to,
which
just
proves
that
not
enough
African
Americans
are
playing
the
role
of
scholar,
intellectual,
entrepreneur,
etc.
And
those
that
are
blessed
enough
to
be
in
those
positions
have
mostly
turned
a
blind
eye
to
the
very
ghetto
that
they
were
fortunate
enough
to
escape.
We've
got
to
pull
one
another
up,
especially
if
we
make
it
out.
Black
minds
are
just
as
capable
of
performing
open
heart
surgery
as
they
are
of
shooting
a
jump
shot
or
rapping
16
bars.
We've
gotta
want
more...more
for
you
and
me!
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