But in reality, solutions to the black community's most pressing problems will not be found under the Gold Dome. More than three decades ago Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned us that children born into single parent households are, if not doomed, at least up against formidable odds. So if there is one single solution for healing black America, it is to restore the family. And I say focus on the boys because too many are siring kids they refuse to take care of, primarily due to a lack of character, marketable skills or both. There used to be almost 100 private black boarding schools before the 60's, but today only a half-dozen or so remain.
None exist in Georgia.
Support plummeted after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down segregation in the public schools in 1954. Many black parents thought having their kids rub shoulders with whites was a better route to future success, so interest in all-black education eroded. Miss. Since the turn of the century, the school has been turning wayward children into college-bound, highly motivated young adults with bright futures. Then provide disciplined education, mentoring, role-modeling, high expectations, and lessons in personal responsibility. The outcome is that more than 95 percent of graduates each year go to college - some to Ivy League schools such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton.