A Response to Ben Herbert

       My response to Mr. Bob Herbert's New York Times article, A New Civil Rights Movement, is one of a partial agreement;  Yes, we do need to try to instill values and learn new behaviors.  However,  I believe, Mr. Herbert, that your broad swipe of the pen in addressing the issues among African Americans is not so easily solved by a summit committee of values and behaviors. Let's address issues of values and behaviors in all communities, regardless of ethnicity or color.  Our nation has a problem, Mr. Herbert, and it does not just lie within the confines of the African American neighborhoods.  My hope would be that there would be committees to address the portion of our society that believes the misconceptions that all black boys in hoodies are worthless and all black women are looking for a way to milk the system by becoming pregnant.  How do you expect a committee on values and behaviors working with the black community to change the hearts and minds of others?  Let's get to the core of the issue, Mr. Herbert, and begin to address hearts and minds of those who have biases and prejudices against their fellow man.