Crime and
violence in Chicago's low income African American neighborhoods will not end until the
majority mothers and grandmothers are taught how to properly raise their
children. You may disagree but we
African Americans need to end this daily drama of crime and violence.
We could ask
the police to come into our homes and arrest our sons, grandsons, and nephews
and send them to prison. We could ask
our local government to raise our taxes to fund tutoring and mentoring programs
for our boys. We could also ask charity
organizations to go in the homes of young mothers and teach them early
childhood development. There are many
things we can do but are not doing.
It all comes
down to good parenting. Many working class and most low income parents have
to be taught how to become better parents.
Millions of African Americans became productive citizens because they
had good parents, that sent them to good schools, and made sure they were well
behave children who got good grades.
The challenge
is to marshal the resources and programs that will teach mothers and
grandmothers how to raise well behave children who receive good grades in
school.
Marc Sims
marcsimschicago@gmail.com
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