tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377966275578637733.post2305858770781022639..comments2015-08-13T04:27:32.396-07:00Comments on Let Your Voice Be Heard! Radio: Then We DiedLetyourvoicebeheardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08125331523162213191noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377966275578637733.post-2108546999838281952011-09-17T14:46:07.706-07:002011-09-17T14:46:07.706-07:00I agree with many of your points here. However, I ...I agree with many of your points here. However, I think that the battle that needs to be fought is a war on POVERTY. For it’s condition is generational and it has a strong grasp on its victims minds, which is why you see so many young people with $150 sneakers, skinny True Religions, & bmw’s in the hood. People in poverty live in horrible living conditions with a poor quality of life. Knowing nothing but these living conditions leaves the impression that life, itself, has little to no value. Also, without college dreams and aspirations other than escaping the hell hole they grew up in, they see little value to their own life and, therefore, it becomes that much more easier to take another’s life. <br /><br />College, dreams, & aspirations are actively foster or nuturished in many households nor is it taught in their failing schools. Instead, many impoverished children are taught SURVIVAL MECHANISMS that will get them by day-to-day in gang-infested, drug-infested neighborhoods. For too many, prison has become a rite of passage and is readily expected and accepted by many young Black/Latino males, just as teen pregnancy and fatherless homes is expected and accepted by young Black/Latino women. So what would be my antidote or weapon of choice in this battle?? EDUCATION. With quality education, children can be taught from an early age that they DESERVE a better life and can achieve if they work hard at it. TEACHERS need to be committed to educating children and doing all that it takes to free them from mental poverty. <br /><br />Another weapon is strong positive MEDIA IMAGES. Stats show that more Black and minority children watch TV than white children. In effect, they are constantly seeing overhyperlized images of sex and violence. However, positive programming and public media figures can leave a positive influence on the way they think and teach them that they can achieve greatness and escape poverty in more ways than becoming a hip hop artist or basketball player.S. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505888408205548737noreply@blogger.com