>so both of you seem to see the core of the problem in an
>inability to take responsibility, either in the way you spend
>your riches or in the way you connect with your family?

Yes but I am asserting something else. I am asserting that there is a system that has been in place for eons that hinders the process of developing wealth (not riches) in Black communities and key resources to end the cycle of poverty and racism. There's a lot of inertia at the top of the socio-political totem pole, not a lot of change is happening, nor is it happening at the bottom. You can see this dynamic in large institutions and corporations...even in nonprofits that ae supposed to help bridge the divide(s).

Black folks can and will make progress but unless the system is changed I doubt that the playing field can become level. The socio-political dynamic will remain pretty much the same.