In the Black community there is always talk about how White people have miseducated us in order to keep us in mental slavery. But at what point do we take responsibility for ourselves?

Nationwide, only 68% of all students graduate from high school (this does not include those who earn a GED). Among White students, the rate is 75% and around 50% for Black, Latino, and Native Americans. The rates are even lower when you isolate males from these three groups - the rates are 48%, 47%, and 43% respectively.

Why are these numbers so low? Bush's No Child Left Behind law is not the problem. Money is not the problem, and it's definitely not racism. The problem in the U.S. is 'us.'