Black America within but without White America

[The Original Ape]

Originally posted by serenity_24:
Seeing President Clinton give his farewell address last night was a crude reminder that a great change is ever so near and once again feer consumed me.

Since Nov. 7th, my emotions have been tossed back and forth like a ship on troubled waters watching florida go from red to blue and back again. For weeks I held on to a glimmer of hope only to have my worst fears confirmed... George W. Bush would indeed be "S"elected president of the United States. Just as I began to come to terms with the news, he pulls the Ashcroft card and revives my initial fears.

Well people, Im tired of it!!!! Im tired of living in fear and feeling like my livelyhood and the livelyhood of my people depends on whether or not white republicans or white democrats (whichever is the lesser of two evils) are running the show.

My question to you is this:
Why can't African-Americans create a Black America within but without white America.

What ever happend to Black Wall Street; where blacks owend d**n near everything in town? Bus stations, Airports, Banks, Schools, and clubs were all owned and supported by blacks as well as those whites that were in need of their services.

What is keeping us from having this again?

What are your thoughts?

The economy drives this country, and is the most important factor in the lives of every american. Technology(pagers, cellular phones, etc) has made it easy to create our own world; and thus, no one has time for causes. Everyone's thinking individually now. In years past, we would come together and struggle over issues that impacted us negatively; but we did it out of our immediate need to survive. Now, black folks think we don't need each other to survive. We think Protesting is what "old folks" did. We think "it wont change nothin'", and our hoplessness and spirit of individuality is reflected in our music. It's about gettin' ova, comin' up, however you say now.

There can never ever be another Boley, Oklahoma because WE DON'T TRUST EACH OTHER.



[This message has been edited by The Original Ape (edited January 20, 2001).]