He expresses his contempt for a system that "uses minority youngsters with athletic talent" and rarely gives them even an adequate education in return.

Lastly, the plan will determine if minority youngsters in cities have the same curricular opportunities as white students in the suburbs.

"But they also talk about what it's like to be a minority, and our faculty members learn a lot about how minority youngsters feel."

They might be adults who can better relate to minority youngsters and be more sensitive to their dreams.

It's crucial to motivate the most talented minority youngsters to make the right career decisions.

He also said he feared that a curfew might be used only against minority youngsters.

"We get a lot of minority youngsters coming in to take a look, to see what's going on," he said.

She set up the Wilma Rudolph Foundation for minority youngsters.

Other public and private agencies may see that by closing doors of opportunity the nation is driving even the most ambitious minority youngsters to desperation.

For the minority youngster, she said, "They serve as role models.