The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectation

I recently came across this article by Jason Whitlock on Dez Bryant, a troubled professional athlete.  I don't know much about Bryant, but I vividly remember an incident in Dallas where he allegedly assaulted his mother.  The article seems to chalk up Bryant's issues to the fact that he was born to a single mother.  "Hurricane Illegitimacy," as Whitlock called it, is created by lack of proper restraints on welfare programs, the war on drugs, for profit incarceration, poor investment in education and a "lack of courage and resolve to combat popular-cultural forces that celebrate, normalize and profit from baby-mama and criminal culture."  Whitlock then encouraged readers to not put too much stock in children of single mothers that are "lucky outliers" like President Obama, President Clinton, and Lebron James.  They are just "notable aberrations."  Whitlock went on to state that "as long as 68 percent of black women who have children are unwed, there are no cures for the social maladies preventing black progress" (i.e. poverty, drugs, incarceration, etc.).

Goodness gracious that was depressing!  Don't we still live in the land of the free and the home of the brave?  Isn't the beautiful thing about this country the fact that everyone has the right to social mobility?  Can't hard work, perseverance and grit still get you somewhere in life?  I don't know Jason Whitlock's politics, but the article reflects everything that burns me up about liberal policies.  Someone (preferably the government) has to help you, because based on your race, socio-economic status, or parents' marital status, there are no cures for the social maladies preventing your progress.  I reject this and so do most of the women I know.  Whether married, single, working, or stay-at-home, most of us refuse to accept the notion that there our children are pre-destined to a certain life.  As a matter of fact, most of us are breaking our backs to make sure they do have the opportunity to do better.  To suggest that these efforts are futile for any group goes against the American spirit. 

Does anyone else see a correlation between the Democratic agenda and Mr. Whitlock's opinion?  Am I reading too much into this?  Also, will someone please write an article about all of the children of single mothers that are living healthy, productive lives that contribute to the backbone of this country?!