Reprints permitted provided source is credited. A great deal of controversy surrounds Berkeley Professor John H. McWhorter’s recent book, Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America. In his book, McWhorter argues that contemporary African-American youth – the Generation Xers – shun academic excellence because it … Continue reading The Media Proves McWhorter Right: Some African-American Youth Believe Academic Excellence is Not “Cool,” by Dr. B.B. Robinson