In the News - Black Men Incorporated of Greater Lansing. Civil Rights. Dr. Boyce: Black Teen Flash Mobs Are Social Chickens Coming Home to Roost. By Dr.
Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action Like the rest of the country, I couldn’t help but notice the occurrence of black teen ‘”flash mobs” around the country. For those who haven’t been made hip to the game, flash mobs are random groups of people who get together and do “stuff.” The acts committed by flash mobs can be naïve and cute, like singing the Star Spangled Banner on one leg while drinking a Pepsi. They can also be nasty and violent, like beating down anyone who happens to be passing by.