Makes Sense to Me

Some ten days ago Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune wrote a piece entitled "Ferguson and our stubborn racial divide." Yes, plenty of folks don't want to admit that such a divide exists. Still others in America deny its existence while some just go about life as if it doesn't affect them in any way, shape or form.

Steve essentially makes the point that there is a gulf between races in the United States. He goes on to talk about studies that detail the difference between whites and blacks when it comes to how they are treated by police, being taken advantage of in terms of the whole subprime mortgage fiasco and the existence of many social and economic ills.

What does this have to do with the work of our charity? Plenty!!

I have often described the conditions in many schools and neighborhoods where poverty, crime, few jobs and blight are commonplace. Mr. Chapman remarks, along these lines, "How are children raised in places where such conditions prevail supposed to learn responsible habits? How fair is it to blame children raised in poor lawless communities for turning our badly as adults? How would your kids do if they had been raised in those circumstances?"

Steve concludes his 'Commentary' piece with the following, "Black Americans still live in a different country, with different rules, different dangers and different rewards than those faced by others." It is precisely because of this condition that Schools Count Corp. endeavors to mitigate against to limit and eliminate such rules and dangers.

Dick