I really feel you, Serenity.
I think other communities have managed to do what Malcolm said WE should do because they tend to be more self-contained. Black-Americans are very spread out. I have noticed that where ever there is a large concentration of a certain immigrant minority there are so many of them they can have their own EVERYTHING.
Of course there are black communities, but "other people" set up there because THEY CAN. Most of their communities use a non-English language (amharic, tagala, spanish) so that alienates other people and keeps them from "moving in". Many immigrants learn English and know it well. They just don't have to use it much because almost everything is in their language.
I know this point is very worn out, but a lot of is has to do with the black community not uniting. Some folks out there think that if we are going to live, we HAVE to live right alongside white people. In a way that's quite true, but let's just say that 85% of black people decided that we need to make our own nation within a nation. I really and truly believe that we could do it. Sadly, I sense that some black people are somewhat dependant on white people. They feel they have to learn from them to be smart successful, that blacks cannot teach blacks. This is a mentally that MUST GO.
Hope I wasn't too militant. I tried to be calm this time. I really did!
