[The Original Ape]

in time.
These are young brothas may be victims of naive peer pressure, and influenced by their sisters, mothers, aunts, and grandmothers' efforts to "get ready" before they go to church, or clubbin'. They watch yall put on all that make-up, get those perms, and do whatever else yall do to get yall stuff right before yall go to the mall or wherever yall rollin' to. Yall work so hardSO HARD to look like somethin' YALL think is pretty; and just look at each thing you do to achieve that. ...and yall wonder why the little bruhs are stuck on light-skinned, long-haired chicks?

LAIDBACKFELLA had it right about assigning books to read---for now. His idea to parade some attractive women in your class may make a difference too. I think this will surely get their young minds to thinking!

Some of yall suggested some good books to read. There are also movies and television shows wherein this topic is addressed. Seek them out and show your class these movies. Let them see the impact certain times in this country had on the way we think.