It’s not the governments job at all. But think about it:
In the early 20th century, Black people were generally limited to mediocre jobs due to barriers to entry like limited education. In part due to policies like redlining, they were prohibited from getting mortgages in certain parts of cities and were limited to the slums.
Now, when you’re stuck renting a derelict old house and working at the smelting yard for minimum wage, you’re not going to be able to leave anything behind you. Thus, your kids won’t have much. Black schools were historically worse than white ones, so the cycle continued.
When you have no hope for the future, it’s easy to turn to living in the moment, riding with gangs and whatnot.
About 8% of America’s millionaires are Black. Only 1% of Black Americans with a high school degree are projected to become millionaires. Even with a masters degree, they’re still the lowest chance of becoming a millionaire.
https://balancingeverything.com/millionaire-statistics/
There’s no reason not to keep working on removing barriers to success.