Music maestro Quincy Jones, set to produce the opening of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, said the new building will play a big role in stopping teen gangland killings.
In a Washington Post interview, he explained: “Finally, young kids can come in and see what they come from. Because if you know where you come from, it’s easy to get where you’re going.”
He didn’t indicate how young black youths from around the country plan to get to the Washington museum.
Jones said that a lack of a national cultural focus has prompted the historic number of black teen shootings.
He told the Post: “My biggest pet peeve — We’re the only country outside of Germany that does not have a minister of culture. That’s unforgivable. It’s ridiculous, man. The kids do not know who they are. That’s why they kill each other every weekend. That’s why I’m so glad this museum’s here. Finally.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
