The Mis-Education of Black Youth in America

Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D. is a champion of the cause of black men reclaiming their positions as leaders, protectors, providers, and coverings for their families and others. He also believes that the confusion of male and female roles in the black community has further exacerbated the schismatic issues that continue to drive the black man and the black woman apart -- devastating the black family nucleus. While he sees the fallible action of the woman, he focuses his primary efforts on encouraging and empowering young black men to take the lead, believing that most black women will adjust by nature. Dr. Wallace also places an immense level of gravity on the holistic education of black youth, asserting that not only has the public education system mis-educated and underprepared black youth for the competitive world in which they must reside, but that black parents and the black community have failed in the task of holistically educating its youth beyond the attainment of academic skills.