Not impossible Majestik, but it is definitely more difficult at times depending on where you are and what you do even if you are in contact with your community. The raisin in milk phenomenon is real! Its rare one finds a like-minded pool of folks of any ethnicity really.
All skinfolk aint kinfolk as the saying goes. That's not about holding onself above. Common interests like others mentioned.
Cleo-J 
I appreciated your posts and your tat. I come from a broke background as well. My parents were the only sober/ unaddicted people in my family and for that I am grateful. They didn't have a lot of education (father never graduated from HS, mom did got back to school eventually) but they were well read, articulate, and more cultured than 3/4 of these boogy ninjas I meet. They raised us to be the same- spiritual wealth not material wealth. Bless, sis.