I used to volunteer with poor kids, helping them with school, and I was astonished at the racial differences.

When I worked with white, Hispanic, or Asian kids - they treated me with respect and showed an interest. With black kids, they could care less, at least that was the attitude.

Now, to be clear - in college, several of my friends were black and were clearly dedicated to their school work, and in graduate school I had several black friends who were well dressed, well spoken, and did excellent work.

I don't think it's race, I think it's toxic American black lower class culture. Poor black kids who immigrate here from Africa are often far more successful than poor black American kids - it is not race, it's culture.

Black children who grow up in intact families with educated parents do fine.

It's not race, it's toxic culture.