African-Americans, what do you think about Bill Cosby's speach?

He is right on the money. Quit asking for handouts, folks, they ain't coming. If you don't care enough about yourselves and your children to do what it takes to build better lives and communities, you've no one but yourselves to blame. Think about it, "stereotypes" tend to have a basis in truth, or they don't become stereotypes. The wrong values get taught to the kids by adults who damned well ought to know better.