I grew up black in the suburbs. This really isn't surprising to me. I saw similar things growing up...which wasn't too long ago. It wasn't this bad, but you could easily tell the difference between the black kids who were having their souls crushed by their white surroundings, and couldn't wait to rebel/get away from the stifling whiteness...and the black kids who had totally immersed themselves into their white surroundings. These black kids wouldn't even make eye contact with me in the halls. When I was in high school, social media was definitely a thing, but it wasn't like it is now. You could still make mistakes and not have it plastered all over the internet forever. Also, there wasn't this culture where you'd air out your dirty laundry for the world like there seems to be now. People still got embarrassed. Man, sometimes I think about the young black boys (and girls) who are like me, when I was in highschool--shy, mute, insecure. Who do they look up to? Do they feel part of anything? I can only imagine the "normal" non-sports affiliated black boys (and girls) feeling a bit lost and alone. I think that's why some of them resort to these types of tactics. It hurts to think about.