Racism and race baiting are creeping into our everyday lives, yet the rich promoters of "gangsta rap" who advocate the thug life and glorify crime, criminality, the degradation of women and drug use, never seem to get blamed. It is more likely the police get the brunt of the criticism. Instead of complaining about the police, why aren't people like Sharpton encouraging real role models in the African American community, not habitual law breakers like Garner and Brown. How about people like Dr. Guion Bluford, or Dr. Condoleezza Rice or General Colin Powell? How about our own president?