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d on "the way things are going" in many black neighborhoods. Citing FBI crime statistics, Jerome discussed staggering figures of black-on-black crime that he says are ignored by the media and civil rights lobbyists eager to mark the anniversary of the March on Washington. Saying that the media likes "to lay this [problem] at the feet of racism," Jerome noted that racism played no part in the hold-up that had him on the wrong end of a shotgun a few years ago. Asked what America should focus on, Jerome suggested "there needs to be more dialogue towards the importance of fatherhood." He says families lacking fathers "dramatically" affect child development. Jerome added: This is America. Opportunity is there. All you have to do is work for it. I had two loving parents. Everything I have I've worked hard for. Do not look for a handout. You can achieve the American Dream as long as you work hard. This small excerpt of the Fox News Channel program "Fox and Friends" on 8/24/13, featuring Project 21 member Jerome Hudson, has been posted under fair use guidelines for the purpose of non-profit, educational public debate by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a 501(c)(3) educational foundation under the Internal Revenue Code. For more discussion of these issues, please visit: http://www.nationalcenter.org http://www.conservativeblog.org https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Center-for-Public-Policy-Research/34992314695