Alright guys, I've lurked here a long long time but finally created an account.

I was wondering to myself about black communities. We've all seen then or driven through them, you might even live in one. They all seem the same. Broke af down cars, no one working, most people walking to the store for black and milds, all getting the hand outs and living the life they were raised in or taught to live.

How could we get more people from these type of situation to listen to or read the life stories of people like Dr. Ben Carson and Clarence Thomas or many others? Both grew up in single parent homes, so poor they could barely afford food. Clarence Thomas's grandparents were actual slaves if I remember correctly. Ben Carson's mother required him to write book reports and turn them in to her, he didn't know for years later she couldn't read. The point I'm trying to make is both of them grew up the typical fashion most grow up in now yet one became, in my opinion, the most influential doctor alive. The other is now the most senior judge in the Supreme Court and in reality the most powerful judge in the country. Also, Both are very strict conservatives unlike the majority of black people. Is there any way to get more people from these types of communities to realize they could do anything they want and not default to the excuse of no dad, no money, bad home life?

I didn't intend on getting long winded but I have been wondering how to get more people from these government run slums to make something of themselves. I live in rural north Alabama luckily. Anytime I've gone through Montgomery, Birmingham or north Huntsville it's always the same type of areas. I just drove home from Myrtle Beach and saw the same things there. Anyone have any opinions? Like I said I've wondered if it's even possible to open their eyes to what they could do for themselves and their families.