Sure the Black community is in chaos, and in steady decline - like a train off the tracks - the Black community has lost it's path (collectively speaking). But I beg the differ with your premise that "racism, discrimination, slavery has nothing to do with the daily Black on Black killings of Black children, and the dysfunction of many Black families." In oder to ascertain the cure for these social diseases we must first look at the cause, and come to terms with why the Black community is destroying itself? First and foremost the legacy that slavery has left behind still has the minds of many Black people conditioned to self destruct! Everything about the United States of America in my earnest estimation represents impoverishing Black people. Whether it's fiscal or social policies that are structured to keep the Black race subservient to the white race. The educational system that's supposed to be designed to give "light" to the people keeps the Black race in mental bondage. Furthermore, we have to address the issue of poverty as it deals with the Black race. We have cyclical cycles of poverty that runs from generation to generation. How's the Black race supposed to escape this predicament with an education that's designed to keep the Black race at the very bottom of the totem pole? If Black people were never enslaved - who's to say that Africa would not be mass producing industry such as cars - like japan? Slavery rendered Black people dysfunctional by dividing us into factions and then making us at odds with one another. Slavery taught us to hate ourselves, and this mental conditioning has trickled down into present day generation just like the money America made off enslaved Black people? Guns and drugs - what a deadly combination. The white race has conspired to kill off Black men - just like pharoah went from door to door killing off male babies. The Black man is a threat to the establishment. I point to the "Isis Papers" by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing to solidify the fact that the white race is scared that the Black race is far superior over the white race. The white race is declining, and having severe problems in procreating offspring. Where as the Black race is more dominant genetically, and can practically make babies in their sleep! So to keep the white race ahead and in their eyes "untarnished" they want to kill off Black men - so they provide guns, drugs and whatever vises they can to complete the job. If the guns and drugs wasn't enough the United States government created the HIV/AIDS virus to kill off Black folk. Since everyone loves a good book to read William Cooper has written a very extensive book on the government's covert and clandestine operations to subvert authority through esoteric organizations, and spread the Aids virus through the Black community - the book is entitled "Behold a Pale Horse." What's so intriguing about this book is that Cooper is a former intellegence officer that acquired this damaging information, and released it to the public! Yes, beloved racism, discrimination and poverty is why Black men want to destroy each other. Ok - Ombama's in the whitehouse - i'm glad to see a Black man as president - but at what cost? You think poverty is going to leave the Black community and Black people won't be living in squalor and in abject poverty since Obama's the president - please don't be so naive! Obama's part of the same status quo as any other white president! His mindset is of the social elite - his crendentials speak for themselves! His social policies is for the most part the same liberal ideas as Clinton. Nothing's going to change for Black people. For any type of social change to occur - Obama has to become a martyr. He's not ready for that - he just took the Black vote for granted - just like any other politician! Did he come to Curry's - Carter's or Glover's church, to obtain the Black vote - NO! But Obama did visit the Jewish synagogues several times!