Glenn Loury

It's not a disaster for the what I call Negro cognoscenti, the anointed ones, the Michelle Obamas of the world, with respect, as much as I can muster. Not a disaster for those who are the ambassadors to white America on behalf of black America, like your friend Al Sharpton. But a disaster for that kid who can't read.

It's not a disaster for the what I call Negro cognoscenti, the anointed ones, the Michelle Obamas of the world, with respect, as much as I can muster. Not a disaster for those who are the ambassadors to white America on behalf of black America, like your friend Al Sharpton. But a disaster for that kid who can't read.

A disaster for that mother with three children and she doesn't know how she's going to feed them and she hasn't gotten an education. A disaster for the gangbanger who's running around firing his pistol aimlessly out the window at a gang rival and killing a three-year-old sitting on her auntie's lap. It's a disaster for those people. There's no escaping the imperative to develop.

A disaster for that mother with three children and she doesn't know how she's going to feed them and she hasn't gotten an education. A disaster for the gangbanger who's running around firing his pistol aimlessly out the window at a gang rival and killing a three-year-old sitting on her auntie's lap. It's a disaster for those people. There's no escaping the imperative to develop.

A disaster for that mother with three children and she doesn't know how she's going to feed them and she hasn't gotten an education. A disaster for the gangbanger who's running around firing his pistol aimlessly out the window at a gang rival and killing a three-year-old sitting on her auntie's lap. It's a disaster for those people. There's no escaping the imperative to develop.

There's no substitute for being effective, for having a mastery over skill, for having solved the basic problem of life, which again, I say is how do I comport myself in a way that is both dignified and consistent with my own and my children's prosperity? That problem has to be faced. It still has to be faced.

There's no substitute for being effective, for having a mastery over skill, for having solved the basic problem of life, which again, I say is how do I comport myself in a way that is both dignified and consistent with my own and my children's prosperity? That problem has to be faced. It still has to be faced.

There's no substitute for being effective, for having a mastery over skill, for having solved the basic problem of life, which again, I say is how do I comport myself in a way that is both dignified and consistent with my own and my children's prosperity? That problem has to be faced. It still has to be faced.

I don't disagree with that.

I don't disagree with that.

I don't disagree with that.

Yeah, well, who would blame them? Conservatives. Yeah. Republicans would blame them. And they're racist, you know.

Yeah, well, who would blame them? Conservatives. Yeah. Republicans would blame them. And they're racist, you know.

Yeah, well, who would blame them? Conservatives. Yeah. Republicans would blame them. And they're racist, you know.

And so did King. No, I have enormous respect for the straight-backed, manly, autonomous, independent, responsibility-embracing posture of Malcolm X. You know, he says, nobody is coming to save us. we had better take care of our own. Are you raising your children? Did you pick up the trash in front of your house? Will you start a business? You don't have wealth.

And so did King. No, I have enormous respect for the straight-backed, manly, autonomous, independent, responsibility-embracing posture of Malcolm X. You know, he says, nobody is coming to save us. we had better take care of our own. Are you raising your children? Did you pick up the trash in front of your house? Will you start a business? You don't have wealth.

And so did King. No, I have enormous respect for the straight-backed, manly, autonomous, independent, responsibility-embracing posture of Malcolm X. You know, he says, nobody is coming to save us. we had better take care of our own. Are you raising your children? Did you pick up the trash in front of your house? Will you start a business? You don't have wealth.

You're waiting with your hand out for somebody to give you wealth. Why don't you start a business? Why don't you take care of your own community? You know, get busy.

You're waiting with your hand out for somebody to give you wealth. Why don't you start a business? Why don't you take care of your own community? You know, get busy.

You're waiting with your hand out for somebody to give you wealth. Why don't you start a business? Why don't you take care of your own community? You know, get busy.