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Originally posted by Phasad1913
I just don't think this is the way to make any fundamental changes in black America....
I just feel that the nature of the beast has not changed, but the way the venom is spewed has. Racism IS a major cause of the problems we face...STILL. ....
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Phasad,
I feel you on a lot of what you're saying, but with each generation, we grow a little more diverse in our thinking, a little more specialized in our talents. This is good, but it makes the collective "what we all must do now" a little harder to organize. That being said, I think there will always remain some element of a "cultural collective" that holds us together, shared experiences that bring us to our current states of mind, and give us a foundation on which to build.
To that end, "we" must:
1. reestabish our Godly-inspired purposes;
2. continue to develop and support minority-owned businesses in our community. These businesses ought to, in turn, continue re-investing in our communites, jobs, scholarships, talent development, wealth creation, etc... With economic standing, political standing will follow;
3. consume less, produce more. and people, put some $ in the bank, please;
4. continue, as the D9 does, tackling the social/behavorial problems we face; reclaiming our communites one at a time.