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In my opinion the main problems affecting Black America today are massive unemployment and underemployment, living in areas with inferior schools and crumbling infrastructures, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and high rates of criminality and immorality. Some of these problems no government entity can solve, only the community coming together can. But the government can help establish an atmosphere of stability where our basic needs met so that we can rise above base concerns and focus on deeper social issues. I actually have an agenda laid out in the almost miraculous event that I happen to get the ear of the next President or Governor to present it to. But because I'm the type of brother who likes to get a lot of attention and credit for his accomplishments....I'll keep much of it to myself, lol. To be honest, I don't like the idea of having a STATE inside of a nation. I actually support a PROVINCE type national structure instead of a STATE one because it eliminates a lot of confusion and conflicts of interests as well as lessens the amount of laws and ordinances people have to live under. But if I had a Governor who was sincere about helping everyone in their state I would present a number of issues to them: 1. We need a statewide jobs program where the GOVERNMENT goes directly past local municipalities and hire people directly, paying them a decent wage for unskilled jobs that help clean up or rebuild the infrastructure regardless of their criminal record. 2. We need a statewide univeral-type healthcare plan that isn't tied to one's employment. 3. We need the state Government to financially standardize and directly oversee the public educational system instead of leaving it up to individual districts, to eliminate gross inequalities in education which is the main fuel for jails and prisons.

For the last 8 years I've heard that President Obama hasn't addressed African-American Issues affecting the black community. What are the issues facing 21st century Black America? If we were to draft a legislative proposal agenda to present at the state level, what would we demand?