It's not hard to see why the statistics are where they're at. And it's not about any race of man holding black people back, they are holding themselves back. Just like education isn't education, it's "fuck the white education." Since when is education "white"? An example of that from MC Eiht "Fuck the white education, so I skip a lot of classes, aint no teachin a nigga white reality, teach me the muthafuckin gang mentality" and it seems like that stands true for most folks living in a bad area. It's all about who is harder and has the biggest ego. Nothing is gonna change unless ignorance stops spreading like the plague. Ignorance is why people STAY in the ghetto. Once you're educated, no matter what color you are, you can have a successful life. It's all on each individual to see those flaws and fix them or end up another statistic.