Escaping the Black club is probably harder than any other because your membership is pre-approved by your skin color genes. The classical excuses in education were poverty and social status. There is no doubt that Blacks are on average poorer and live in a lower social class than Whites. However, again the answer is no so simple because if one takes a slice of the lower class and middle class, then sorts for Black versus White education performance, the differences within groups is as significant as the difference between groups. The point I want to get across here is that Black behavior is cultural and deeply imbedded, and that to change it is not a matter of socio-economic position.
Culture transcends socio-economics.
It is interesting to note that the icons of Black culture in the US are entertainers of one kind or another. What is the message to Black kids who are so obviously a permanent member of the Black club - that to succeed is to entertain. But wait a moment, who says that White determined values of society are the right ones. We almost automatically equate success whether education or income or status with typical White values. Stop and think a moment about a prototype religious club that acts like a racial group.