Why the "black culture" is holding back black people.

I think the issue of race in this country is about cultures more than skin color. And I believe that depending on how you define "black culture" is the stem of the problem. If you define black culture using the "thug life" or ghetto culture, and have Tupac or Ludicris as role models, and instead of caring about education and self actualization; all you care about is what kind of sneakers you wear, and having 15,000 worth of rims on your car, when you don't even make 15,000 dollar a year; than a lot of people not just white people have a problem with that. If you define the black culture as the “entitlement culture” that vote’s Democratic and doesn’t even know why other than the Democrats want to increase welfare spending than there’s a problem there. Cultures should be viewed or defined in terms of their effort in part or as a whole for trying to better them selves. Just look at Native Americans or the Asian community look how they have raised up against adversity. Here is something to think about in today’s world; not the old world, but today’s world. How many Asians hold ANY public office? How many Mayor’s or Governors, Senators, Representatives, hell any high position in state or federal government? I can’t think of any. Yet I don’t see they Asian community at the same poverty or low education levels. I don’t see them in such need of entitlements. You want to know why the black culture that embraces the “thug life” is doomed to fail for the average black man and women. It’s because it’s a mirage, and a veneer. Just look at DMX, a very successful, rich, black man, right? So, go to Google, and put DMX and arrested in a search and see what comes up. I don’t understand why he needs to steal cars. Don’t even get me started on Michael Vick, Tupac, B.I.G., and on, and on. Now tell me why, when black person, like say Condoleezza Rice is the most powerful black women in American History; she is shunned by the black community for not being, I don’t know black enough. She isn’t trying to be white, black, Asian, Mexican, or anything else. She has just tried to be the best she can be. She and many other like her should be the role models for black youth, and anybody who can see a recipe for success and has the intellect, will, and strength to follow it, and not let finger pointing or bitching get in the way.