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Originally posted by Ideal08:
Sorors & SF's,
Has anyone read the book Our Kind of People? I think that's the name of it, by Lawrence Graham. I hope I have that down, but anywho... I have been reading bits and pieces of that book, and many parts of it distress me. I was wondering how you all feel on the topic of the Black Elite, or elitism at all for that manner. I feel like in striving to have more (and there is never anything wrong with that), our people many times try to emulate White Americans (slave mentality, another post for another day). This one lady in the book even said that if [affluent] White people don't associate with middle/lower class/blue collar whites, so why should she associate with those same Black counterparts? The idea of separatism based on class is simply beyond me, but I would like to get a better understanding of it, regardless of whether I agree with it.
So help me sistas! Is anyone in here from an elite social class family? Any one's mom a Link? Summers on Martha's Vineyard? Were you in Jack and Jill growing up?
I can't wait to see your responses!! This whole thing is so interesting to me!!!
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As if we NEED another enemey trying to divide us! Throughout our time here in this country, generation after generation, we black folk have allowed other groups' problems to affect us; and it's impact always is magnified tenfold when it's with us. WEB Dubois and his theory of which direction we should go after Reconstruction vs. Booker T's idea; then there was the brother from Jamaica with THE BLACK BEAUTY, a ship that would take us all back home to Africa; then there was the Separation vs. Integration argument; then Martin's non-violent way vs. Malcolm's way; then wannabees vs. jigaboos and finally rich needroes vs. all other needroes.
Being black use to not be an option; today-with that kind of discussion going on-it may be.