I am not a member of the NAACP, but I feel that in recent years their membership has not attracted people of lower socio-economic means. Yes they try and mobilize young blacks, but mainly it's on a collegiate level. Why not try and reach all instead of the black bougiouse (sp?). Kwesi Mfume and the rest of the leadership in the NAACP, I feel are not reaching out to the very people they claim to represent. The NAACP could be a useful tool in civil equality, but are they now? NO. Just because a few of us get beyond the glass ceiling or others hang around somewhere near the top, doesn't mean the struggle for civil rights is over. After reading what 1 Woman of Virtue had to say about her experience at Penn, I was reminded of the quote that talks about feeding a man as opposed to teaching him how to fish. They need to go out in the communities and teach seminars on economic and political empowerment. That would be the best way to help Black America.
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