Introduction [excerpts] As a young child I was raised in the Bronx. I can remember my close-knit community like it was yesterday. There were different cultures in my community, but the prominent culture was African-American. The community members had shared common beliefs, culture, and language. This was seen from the eyes of a child. Now as an adult I see things differently. I see how many of my African-American community members were failed: failed by an education system that labeled many of us as uneducated...