The topic of "Black on Black crime" is controversial and rooted in emotions. There is absolutely gun violence and crime that occurs within the Black community. However every race kills each other at the highest rate and also there's a direct correlation between poverty and violence. One can argue the conditions that occur in the Black community are that of a Culture of Honor which goes back centuries. During this countries creation and in the south there were large amounts of violent crimes and gun violence. This was due to the cultural elements defending ones name and reputation. This goes back to the backlands of Europe. When you have limited resources, high demand and small areas it creates a pattern of violence. I examine from Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" which examines Harlen, Kentucky and its surrounding areas and it's pattern of gun violence during the 1880s through the 1900s. This has striking parallels and conceptions to the 'black on black crime" that impacts the black community.