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The speaker is arguing that family breakdown is a serious social problem, especially in Black communities. The line presents the lack of two-parent households as a major cause of hardship for children.
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Originally said in English.
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About Shelby Steele
American author, columnist, and documentary filmmaker
Shelby Steele is an American author, columnist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and is known for writing about race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. His work centers on questions of race in American life, especially the way public policy and social ideas shape those debates. As a writer and commentator, he has built a reputation for clear, often pointed analysis of these subjects across books, essays, and film.
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