The black community is weaker today than it has ever been.
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Thursday, September 17th 2009 at 12:47AM
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The black community is weaker now than it has ever been. Many of us have done well as individuals. But if you objectively analyze our community as a whole – the true shape of the American black should make you weep. Lack of corporate ownership and sparse local political leadership are at the root of decreasing progress. We pray for jobs from other people because our community does not invent, manufacture or build anything. Instead of becoming students of capitalism and innovation – we mock white millionaires instead of providing market competition. They give us meager jobs just so we can support their business models as consumers. They put us on their TV stations and we dance and bounce balls for their entertainment – providing an illusion so our kids will follow. We put whites down in rap songs and call them racist, but we deposit our checks in their banks. The deceived will not understand why other Americans don’t respect us – we do little for this country. We don’t employ anyone; we don’t fight for anyone but ourselves. We seek fair treatment and reduced prison terms while Indians and Chinese Americans earn degrees and invest. We protest laws from the sofa with few people willing or able to run for political office. The Chinese and the Indian silently know the truth – everyone knows except us. That the black community does not pose any threats to their great American future - they wait for the day when they own the corporations you work for now. Fathers that leave their kids to the street and abandon their parental responsibilities are no different than murderers. If you wait for the government to deliver happiness - then your wait goes back to the 1700s. Those Black Americans that can do something need organization and direction. Here is the basic formula:
1) Wealthy Black Americans organize and form private business loan institutions
2) Qualified Black Americans would borrow from those resources to create businesses
3) The general Black community would diverse in academics and provide an educated workforce
4) Marriage and education would be the new standard for the black community
5) Every qualified black professional should run for offices across all parties and learn how to help all Americans and not speak just to blacks. Would you listen to the American Chinese Mayor that only speaks to Chinese - wake up and see what the future really has in store for us.
If we don’t step up now – I say we deserve what we get.
I like to hear someone talking about solutions, not just restating the problem, Well done!