Jails and prisons are overflowing with young African-American and Latino males.

Through his recycling, Ted has befriended an 18-year-old Latino male named Michael, who works at the recycling plant.

As a result, creating a sense of powerlessness within Latino male in their expression of their masculinity.

The study found that our systems start failing children, especially young black and Latino males, at an early age.

In 1988-89, those colleges and universities awarded only 5 percent of their bachelor degrees to black males and 4 percent to Latino males.

Sadly, one can easily surmise that the only institution that welcomes young black and Latino males is the criminal justice system.

Latino males went from playing lead roles in silent films to playing supporting roles because of their accent.

"In American society, young black and Latino males, we associate fatherhood with financial support," he said.