Ya, Ben Carson is our token black representative of the success of personal effort in a bad environment.   It used to be Bill Cosby.

But I know you better than that Motley, that more a tease, you have had many friendly relationship with black Americans.    

Do you know the biblical story of the seed planted in good soil and bad?    

So you tell me, who had the better chance to of success, a child born into poverty, or child born into financial stability?

So the answer, and you know this, it's the child that is born to better opportunities provided by income that exceeds basic needs.

 Of course a poor child can succeed and a wealthy child fail, but I only as about the chance,(odds) of succeeding.
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We probably share a belief that skin color alone has no influence on a child's ability to learn.  I'd like to see children of all colors living in secure neighborhoods, with good schools and job opportunities.