Giving the benefit of the doubt...

Maybe it's not entirely there fault. There is a just reason for the lack of drive. In life when you're constantly told "you can't" or "you're not good enough", you start to believe it. Then after awhile you give up on trying to change people's opinions. But that is still no excuse. If someone is constantly saying you can't do it, and have the motivation and obligation to prove them wrong and say "watch me do it".

There has to be a reason...Thesis

African American youth have lost faith, determination, and decreased the value of education because it has become too routine. That don't feel the drive that our ancestors felt. We've forgotten how hard people had to fight for our right to be educated. You cannot survive without education. 

Possible Solutions to Investigate

- Try to find out what youth believe the problem is
- Get more teacher and adult support
- Remind them what african Americans had to go through
- Start a program that raises the value of education.