The Battle of Ideas

There have been many recent articles on the plight of black men. Of course if you look at american history at what point are black men not in some state of crisis?
There is the time of the Olmecs of course, but from 1500 on things pretty much went downhill.
While Dr. Kambon's remarks were sensationalized by the media the essence of them was ignored. Rather, the fact that ideas are needed is known to a large number of black people the world over. Bill Cosby certainly knows it and said as much. The black economist knows that human capital is the greatest commodity. So did the slave traders, so do the politicians, so do the managers of "sweatshops" the world over.
How can we save the black man?