The best advice to youth everywhere is the same, regardless of the color of their skin.
Stay in school, apply yourself, keep out of trouble, exhibit good manners, respect those in authority, find a church or community group with a good mentoring program, surround yourself with people who are successful, and choose positive role models.
When you get a job, be prompt, be courteous, be respectful, be dependable, and be well groomed.
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When you get a job, be prompt, be courteous, be respectful, be dependable, and be well groomed.
Excellent advice, and true regardless of skin color or how society treats you. If you can't get a job then there is one more essential step - start some kind of small business on your own.
Nobody, except the disabled, has any excuse for not working and generating value in society. There is no reason, apart perhaps from stifling governmental regulations, that even poor people with limited education cannot run small businesses.