The anointing of the chosen leader. It is then free to ignore any and all local leaders, actions, agendas and causes it does not like. When blacks reduce leadership to star and celebrity gazing they pay a dear price. Many young blacks are contemptuous of the hypocrisy and corruption of many black politicians and organizations. They see some of them wrapped in scandals, and seemingly endlessly grasping for sex, cash, and comforts.
Some young blacks react by drifting into a state bordering on anomie or social withdrawal.
Others become true menaces to society and prey on their own communities. Many mainstream black leaders have no answers to their plight. Americans are broad. Dr. Hutchinson is a syndicated columnist and has appeared as a guest on many national and local television and radio shows. He is director of the Coalition Against Media Exploitation.