Duality: the war within -- C is for crap: standards, schmandards -- They don't know any better? -- Call the mayor, then pick up the trash yourself: trash as caste? -- If you're gonna hang on the corner all day, take a book (mitigate your damages) -- It takes a village, my ass -- "Ghetto fabulous" is an oxymoron -- Growing pains: where are the leaders? -- The talented tenth has let us down -- Doing the best I can with what I got
Summary
Explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighbourhoods and improve lives. This title provides a window into the complex, contradictory perspectives that exist within every member of the black community while also offering comic anecdotes