how much street knowledge is too much?

As I contemplate an interview with Ms. Jones at the Jessie White Foundation; Scholars program, I am thinking of the right questions to ask and how to informatively show the connection between the "Second America" spoken about in the book and community advocacy for youth.  I'm hoping the project in its entirety will ultimately show how it takes major effort and trials and tribulations to affect society.  I'm particulary interested in the fact that kids during that time (mid-90's) knew so much about sex and drugs at middle-school age.  It is now almost 20 years later, and even with today's technological advances, my middle-school child is just approaching the fringes of such information.  The project is getting more exciting!  Check back in a few...