Racism White Supremacy and Corruption holds back the Black Nation. (390 hits)

Months ago while I was in Oakland me and a long time friend of mine had a conservation about Atlanta being a Black Mecca. Now we all know Atlanta to be one of the most prosperous cities for African Americans. So as I wondered if I should go to back to Atlanta or on to L.A or Miami to start my business he disagreed with me about Atlanta being a Black Mecca. My friend raised a question, "Where in all of America is there a Black Power structure? he gently reminded that it exists no where. Well I wanted to take my business where my customer base would be my own community and thus bring them my services. Well I came back to Atlanta because I had good friends here and Atlanta was the beginning of my deepest spiritual part of my journey. I shed so much of my shell here but my first time around I saw Atlanta similar to the way my friend in L.A sees it and now I see lacking true Black strength the same after being here for a few months and experiencing set backs in my ventures due to run ins with many crooked Blacks.

I try to seperate my feelings from my sight but that is something that is very hard to do. So I meditated and cleared my mind and I began to decipher some of the dreams i was having. It is my opinion that Atlanta gets the reputation of a Black Mecca because it's the home of MLK and also Spellman, Morehouse and lots of Black owned businesses. Sites like Blackdemographics.com lists Atlanta a place with thousands of Black businesses. Although this is true it doesn't translate into many jobs for all the African Americans who flock here from all over the country seeking that Black prosperity. But even according to statistics there's more Black businesses up North than in the South but in the North Black population is less dense and the South is more concentrated so this equates somewhat to why there's lots of Black businesses in Atlanta not because it's Black and Independent. Many of the Blacks still work for City, Federal and State government and lots of them for minimum wage at White owned corporations.

But my trouble is what is wrong with Atlanta and why isn't Atlanta the example of fruition that could spark Black America? Since the 70's there's been only Black Mayors to run the city of Atlanta. While the White power structure sought to undermine Atlanta by pulling away business, capital investments and jobs Atlanta still thrived and grew into this great city. Yet as time went on it began to fall into the fate of most cities that sees Blacks come to majority and wedge power it crumbled into city officials being corrupt and not living up to the integrity trusted to them. After Maynard Jackson every other Black Mayor and administration was charged for corruption.

As we look at this on a larger scale we have to see that this takes place on social levels, jobs, churches and businesses that Blacks run. The idea of corruption and power abuse doesn't escape a people who are at the same time a victim of it. Dr. Frances Wesling talks quite a deal about the power of White Supremacy how it drives the cycle of self hatred amongst people of color. We see this in African nations were dicators come to power and they kill innocent people to show they have power. We see this in all of the African diaspora where in as people of color abuse each other out of the stress of racism. I heard it said that we are so angry at the ones who are causing our pain and since we can't get at them we take our pain out on each other. And since we see crushing others as a quick way to the top we snitch on each other, lie to each other, manipulate each other, steal and kill each other and in the end it's makes our demise ever more sudden.

I wrote a blog before that I as young person didn't understand this hatred. While everyone was hating their nose, hair and how dark their skin was I just hated being Black because of how we treated each other. There's no place better than home and when you can't go home because there's hell there then there's no place for you to go. So we will never have a home, we will never have a Black Mecca or Black Power until we learn to behave properly towards each other with regal respect and dignity. This is easy to say but harder to do because saying or making a vow doesn't mean that another Black will not strike out at you in their depressed angry state because of the pressure of racism or just because of the Whiteman's taught aggression that crushing people is a quick way to the top.

I don't know about many of you but I believe in "Karma" and I take that more serious that believe in any prophet, messenger or believing in Jesus will save you no matter what kind of person you are. I'm rather sensitive and emotional because I care about people especially my own community. Because how can you say you love God, Allah, Jesus or any deity you claim to worship but hate your brothers and sisters you see everyday? There's no seperating love from spirituality and righteous and there's no heaven for bad people. There's no heaven where you can gain enterance by yeilding a Jesus card, Allah card or whatever you believe and you have not lived a good life. The problem is with us is principle and until we respect principle God will not lift off us the negative karma of White Supremacy. I see so many of you strong and protesting and Black and Intellectual but what good does it do? How can you carry water up a hill with a bucket with a hole in it? You can't fight White Supremacy and still do you brothers and sisters in and expect good results.

So I say to you love each other and love and love until you leave this world. Because we are not going to see the end of Racism White Supremacy in our lifetime. But if we live on love our children will live on love and soon one day that hatred with stop. And at that time we can morally question these Albino wicked people whom have brought hatred and injustice worldwide and be right with God when we do it. I can not say you what you should believe but I think you would be right to believe in Karma and that if you love then love will return to you and if you hate then hate will return to you. So don't let hatred hold you back, be not corrupt and deal with your brothers and sisters fairly and that will create a happy home for us all. Thank you. Posted By: John Washington
Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 9:41PM
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