The "..." signify a clause.. so don't get so uptightly racist yet..
Why haven't African Americans assimilated into American culture... as well as American Italians or American Irish, American English, American Spanish, etc..?
Why is it that African Americans seem to be the only exception? By exception I mean why are more African Americans in jail than their counterparts? Why the higher crime rate, the higher teen pregnancy rate, the higher fatherless households rate?
By no means is this thread meant to be against African Americans, rather, it's meant to be about the injustices they, as a race, face in America, and WHY?
IMO, it has a lot to do with the drug culture. Ever since the beginning, illegal drugs have been linked to minorities. I would like to examine this further, and I would like to hear any inputs from the board, any first hand accounts or personal experiences.
In your opinion, what do you think are the main factors holding assimilation into the culture back with African Americans?