This might be a little relevant to help understand black culture.
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I attended elementary school, grades 1-4, in a tough area in New York City and grades 7-9 in a tough area in San Francisco. I was raised by my mom who received public assistance who dealt and used drugs. My belief system was influenced by my environment where I believed drug dealers good; cops bad. My mom could be, grin, considered on the Left side of the political spectrum. We felt the system was designed to take advantage of us. We also looked down at those few members in our family who were productive and who lived in New Jersey. They would sent us Christmas presents and other gifts, which we accepted for a while, but were resentful because we felt manipulated. We distrusted acts of kindness and friendly people. Fortunately for me, my mom realized she had issues and would send me off to my great aunt and uncle’s place, who lived in a small town, from time to time. In addition, my mom had a friend who became my God Father who displayed unlimited patience with me. Being able to see how other people lived helped give me a wider perspective on things, a better grasp of reality.
In grades 7-9, students could be pretty unruly. One teacher who was fairly well respected by the students had his high end sports car vandalized by other students. This ended up creating a backlash against the vandals by the students. Yes, justice is important, incuding poor neighborhoods. It seemed to me that teachers who had a strong character, were honest, and demanded student effort were respected and had less trouble than other teachers, not including random shit.
It is inappropriate to paint all Black culture as bad because of the chronic issues of a few. It is more likely when you are with a minority friend, including Blacks, you will truly have your back covered in a serious situation than a White. But let’s not categorize whole races. By a few, I mean 5 to 10% of students creating 80 to 90% of the issues. For the students with the issues, it is a long road for them to escape their situation. Unfortunately, many never escape and others ultimately get dragged down with them.
As far as Hispanic children on average being better behaved, more Hispanic families have both parents and use religion.
It takes years, as in decades, for a person to rewire what they learned as a child. Intervention programs need to address substance abuse in the household and expose troubled children to more positive situations involving willing participants. There are a lot of saints around that include teachers, the clergy, law enforcement, and other professionals. Frequent field trips and access to a variety resources that involves active participation at a very young age can only help. The cost to do this is enormous, but what has the cost been for all these years in terms of lives lost, missed opportunities, and pain?
