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A community
The fact that as a black organization we tend to focus on black communities is mostly because they are typically where we are from and have the problems we would like solved most. No one would ever be upset if a White sorority did something for less fortunate white neighborhoods. My chapter actually tried to do a community service at a Nutley High school where the black population is less then 5% and they shut us down cause they told us they "didn't want to be bothered". However I have never been shut out for tryin to mentor at any black school in Newark where I am from.
Also if you want to talk about us reachin out past the black Neighborhoods, my chapter does a walk for autism in East Windsor Nj. every year and that is an area that is 99% caucasian. Why do we do it cause it is a cause that affects every nationality and we are doing it again this Sept.
Honestly I have seen other black orgs do services in white communities. The sigmas did a Nursing Home program a little while back in Cauldwell Nj. But i will say I have never seen a white fraternity or sorority do anything in Newark they weren't gettin paid for.
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