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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I agree ! We are so quick to let our people (i.e entertainers especially) off the hook when it comes to a having a smidgen of accountability, not even realizing that its OUR community that is lacking role models at every turn. Yes, I agree that the first role model in a child's life should be the parent, but what if the parents (which more times will also include their extended family) aren't up to par? We need as may positive role models for our youth (especially black males) as we can get.
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Good point. For instance, there's an AfAm engineer named Mark Dean who was involved in developing computer architecture that allows IBM and compatible PCs to use high-performance software and work with peripheral devices.
Why are fellows like this not that well-known? Perhaps it's our fault -- I'm speaking of the evil media, which I'm a member of.
If I had a son, I'd rather he look up to people like Dr. Dean, the late Reginald Lewis, Stanley O'Neal, Kenneth Chenault, Richard Parsons, Franklin Raines, Dennis Archer, Hugh Price, even Gen. Powell despite who he works for, rather than Fiddy, Lil' Jon and all those lowest-common-denominator cats.