[this is bad]

I'm only just getting around to reading The Height of Disrespect now, and in some ways I wish I hadn't read it at all:

The most telling attitudinal change from the "movement" years is the absence of any influence of feminism and the open disdain for black women. As the authors put it, "Black females are valued by no one."... In the survey of 2,000 teens, who were contacted through 80 community-based groups in nine urban areas, the "play or get played" ethos is equally influential among males and females, along with this disrespect for black women.

When people ask, "Why publicize black kids' problems when many suburban kids behave similarly?" she tells them, "Those kids have many more resources. . . . When our kids mess up, they don't bounce back or go to Europe. . . . When they get caught up in the criminal justice system, nobody says, 'Oh, just give him probation.' These issues are going to have to be dealt with from the inside out."...And dealt with quickly. "Even if, say, just 5 percent of black American kids are represented in that study, are we willing to write off that 5 percent?"