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Alonzo Mourning

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

Alonzo Mourning

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Alonzo Mourning is saying that the challenges children face in America are caused by adults, not the kids themselves. He believes the real issue is that adults are not giving enough importance to providing a good education for young people.

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