I have quite a NICE blogroll if I do say so myself!
Today I was reading Tom Valenti over at "Just Appease Me" and was very impressed to see he, as counsel and an officer of the court like me, had Conflict Resolution covered!!
I sat for hours watching the other linked videos that handled the subject and was happy that people are recognizing alternatives to violence.
I also noticed how Black culture, and the hip/hop culture, has tremendously influenced today's youth ... I suppose that is a whole 'nutha topic we must explore ... MANY of these messages were raps!
As a result of recent altercations and events around the globe, I began to ponder ...
In the U.S., is today's aggression result of:
* the Black communities continued struggles
* today's youth emulating what they appreciate about Black culture i.e. gestures, language, clothing
* trying to be tough, cool, relevant
* classism
* juvenile behavior
* influx of cartel cultures in urban communities
* economic disparities
* failure to properly educate students in preschool and middle-school before issues arise
* failure to hold parents accountable
* inability to reach populations that are most at risk because many of them are not even in the school system
* failure to teach accountability for actions
* glorifying violence
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I don't know ... these are simply thoughts off the top of my head ... whatever the case, my recommendation is that we all put our heads together AND FIGURE THIS OUT!!!
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