Dr John Sentamu said colonial powers were not solely to blame for ‘Africa's ills’, and warned the current generation there were too many black people in jail and urged them to turn their backs on violence. He also said the ‘worship’ of celebrity culture was not a path to success. In interviews which coincided with Black History Month, he said: ‘Work hard at your education, stay focused and don't sit around waiting for success to be delivered to you on a plate, because it won't be. Don't blame someone else; for you have the energy, potential and creativity so use it for the good of humankind. Don't waste it. Your future success does not lie in guns, gangs and knives or in the worship of celebrities, but in the pursuit of study and hard work and in valuing who you are under God - wonderfully and fearfully created in his image.’ Pray: for God to reach out to those youngsters for whom gang culture is the only way of life they know. (Eze.34:16)