Harmonysong after reading your post i was very angry
however instead of blowing off unnecessary stem i will try to educate you so that you will no longer have this problem due to your ignorance. First of all BGLO's were founded because TRADITIONALLY white organizations DID not allow blacks to join their organizations that is a FACT, that is HISTORY (so who is separating who). Since our inception BGLO's have ALWAYS been open to men and women of other races (how can we discriminate after fighting so hard not to be discriminated against), however we can not help it if some whites do not feel comfortable joining an organization founded by blacks which is often the case (go figure). Your comment about Miss Black America well she is Black and she is American so what is your problem with that? Do you know that for many years black women no matter how talented or beautiful did not stand a chance at winning a Miss America pageant due to racism and ignorant attitudes about them. You obviously have no idea what it is like to be Black in this country. If you simply went back and studied your history you would find the answers to all your questions. We didn't separate ourselves and form Black Organizations because we wanted to be divisive or we thought it was cool, NO we did it out of a need that was not being met in the mainstream where we were not allowed to participate. I'm glad today Blacks can join most organizations if they choose to, it is politically incorrect to discriminate, but that does not lessen the need or the historical significance of black organizations in this country. Just because blacks are more accepted today does not mean we need to abandon the very institutions that brought us through all that horrific drama.