Michelle Obama at Bowie State: Too many fantasize about being ‘a baller or a rapper’

[heaven05]

18. good

for your kids. Yet your kids ARE NOT all kids. You just might be a good parent and your children are better because of that fact. There are kids at risk though and I repeat, I hope some of the graduates take her message to the ones that DO want to be ballers. They have learned from all type of sources that this is cool behavior. Hell I've got a youngster in my neighborhood that just today was running about with a plastic toy gun. Mimicking putting it in his trousers, pulling his shirt over it to hide it, as I've seen plenty of movies where the ballers did the very same action. If he is reached by a caring adult, maybe one of those graduates, before that behavior becomes him, maybe, just maybe he'll be ok. Maybe! Don't fault our FLOTUS. At least she is saying something that does cover a lot of at risk behavior IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. Have a good one. I'm though with this.