Culturally Speaking, are modern Black Americans too laid back?

I think there is some truth in this question. I won't say that all blacks are laid back, but the truth is much of the younger generation today seems to take the attitude of "what I can get" rather than "what can I give". Its a problem within the African American community and a lot of it is because the generation of today lacks the positive role models that were there in the past. Its not that all blacks are lazy, or lack the desire to do great things in life. However, its not encouraging when you see that many blacks are wasting their lives through , violence, lack of education, and they trade their lives in for becoming "famous" which most of the time won't happen. The point is, the parents are responsible for some of this plight. Before this generation came along, the parents raised their children on Christian like principles, along with moral values to be "something" in life. However today its not that way. I think its a problem and a lot of it comes from good role models along with trying to model themselves after what society has said instead of being something positive and doing something with their lives.