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that we were used to seeing on lifestyles of the rich and famous. now we're seeing brands that we can relate to. so there was a number of things that kind of catapulted this look to become mainstream. >> the music came and put a light on us. where we been dressing in the hood, but without hip-hop there was no light looking in the hood to see what you got on. you know what i'm saying? nobody was, like, yo, what these folks in the hood, nobody cared about that. they only care birthday thd abo it burst the street culture. >> the first time we started seeing that urban really had some dollars behind it was through cross colors. here was a brand that was actually started in california by a black fashion executive who actually came out of the surf
gets the country nowhere. fair-minded americans well understand there are severe problems in the black community that have to be solved. and it will take honest, courageous people to do that. one of those honest people, cnn anchor don lemon who referenced my talking points on his program. >> he has got a point. in fact, he has got more than a point. bill. >> bill: race without much structure young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hurst ling gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal decision. >> he is right about that, too. but, in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. >> bill: mr. lemon went on to list things that african-americans should do to combat social problems. after his remarks, mr. lemon was predictably attacked by the race
gets the country nowhere. fair-minded americans well understand there are severe problems in the black community that have to be solved. and it will take honest, courageous people to do that. one of those honest people, cnn anchor don lemon who referenced my talking points on his program. >> he has got a point. in fact, he has got more than a point. bill. >> bill: race without much structure young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hurst ling gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal decision. >> he is right about that, too. but, in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. >> bill: mr. lemon went on to list things that african-americans should do to combat social problems. after his remarks, mr. lemon was predictably attacked by the race
>> young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangsing >> he is right about that, too. but in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. >> so professor, could you please explain to our audience how the needless shooting death of an innocent teenager now has more to do with hip-hop lyrics, soul food restaurants, than it does with a neighbor watch mann who shot him? >> yeah, that's utterly banal. i think it's awfully misled. don lemon is a friend of mine, but on then score i think that mr. lemon has missed the boat. the reality is we can't blame the victims. we can't blame people who are victimized by a vicious attitude that profiles them. mr. lemon himself perhaps has been profiled. that has nothing to do with pulling your pants up, learning
this we and them business gets the country nowhere. fair-minded americans well understand there are severe problems in the black community that have to be solved. and it will take honest, courageous people to do that. one of those honest people, cnn anchor don lemon who referenced my talking points on his program. >> he has got a point. in fact, he has got more than a point. bill. >> bill: race without much structure young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hurst ling gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal decision. >> he is right about that, too. but, in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. >> bill: mr. lemon went on to list things that african-americans should do to combat social problems. after his remarks, mr. lemon was predictably
point. bill? >> raised without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate toward the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal decision. >> he is right about that, too. in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. because black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here is just five things you should think about doing. here is number five. if this doesn't apply to you, if you're not doing this, i'm not talking about you. here is number five. pull up your pants. some people, a lot of them black gave me flack saying that recently on the "wendy williams show." >> if you're sagging, it's your self-esteem is sagging and who you are as a person. it's sagging. young people need to be taught respect and there are rules. >> sagging pants, whether it's
walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. that happens to me. >> raised without much structure. young black men often rejectedcation and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. >> trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. >> bill o'reilly sparked quite a debate this week by endorsing his of racial profiling. the message is worth confront g confronting. when people say an unarmed teenager looks suspicious and deserves harsh treatment they are talking about racial profile ppg if that sounds wrong, okay. but we should remember it is not
couldn't go during the week. i'm only here on the weekend, so listen to this -- >> the reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the african-american family. >> he's got a point. in fact, he's got more than a point. bill? >> raised without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. nobody forces them to do that, again, it is a personal decision. >> he is right about that, too. but in my estimation, he doesn't go far enough. because black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things that you should think about doing. here's number five, and if this doesn't apply to you, if you're not doing this, then it doesn't apply to you, i'm not talking to
wedlock. white people don't force black people to have babies out of wedlock. that's a personal decision. raise without much structure. young black men often reject education is that gravitate toward the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal decision. >> and we all know that all communities have all the same resources. senator, your response. >> it is just disturbing. i know that reverend al took bill to sylvia's. he needs to come into the black communities and the hispanic communities and really get a real understanding of the life and what it means. i don't know any black mother, any black fathers that want their children to be poor or not to be highly educated. this is disturbing. it should not be accepted. >> is it a resource issue when you don't occupy kids? you don't give them opportunities? they find themselves doing things? i'm not even sure if his number
to young boys growing up resentful and unsupervised. when was the last time you saw a public service ad telling young black girls to avoid becoming pregnant. has president obama done such an ad? how about jackson or sharpton? has the congressional black caucus demanded an ad like that? how about the pc pundits that work for nbc news. white people don't force black people to have babies out of wedlock. that's a personal decision. a decision that has devastated millions of children and led to disaster both socially and economically. so raised without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate toward the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. nobody forces them to do that. again, it is a personal