>I've come to the conclusion that the best thing you can do for
>poor black kids is to get them surrounded by middle class and
>upper class folks (I think preferably black). Being around
>people who are getting it done has a tremendous impact. My
>dude's theory dovetails with this because, well, most middle &
>upper class folks are white.

Neal Brennan's thing is "most successful black people grew up around white people". I don't think he's necessarily making the blanket statement that black people need white people to come up, but it's a consistency he's noticed and points out whenever a guest can validate his theory. I'm not so sure if this holds up outside of the entertainment industry though.