this can work after black people get their house in order and on their feet for a while as a people.
That's the thing; we're trying to force people into this "house," that either; don't belong or want to be there.
Look no further than the attitude some of us have towards mixed-race blacks.
Some of us are so dense and insecure if we have an inkling they ain't
Nate-Turner-down-to-kill-for-the-cause, we get upset they respect the culture and ancestry of their "other side."
Don't expect Chris (hypothetical) to hate his Asian mom and only hang with his black dad's side of the family, only identify with the community he grew up in and appreciate his culture.
We all try to fit 40+ million ppl into a small box, that we miss the point of unity.
I don't like soul food anymore and when I stop being lazy I'm eliminating meat from my diet.
Does that make me uppity, a c00n, cuz I was born in New Orleans and was raised on Gumbo?
Colon cancer runs in my family, supposedly, my uncle was just diagnosed with it and my grandpa died of it.
But, a lot of black people will see me as disrespecting our culture, regardless of the actual origin of it and it's impact on my future.
The first thing all Americans of African descent need to do; stop creating an expectation of shared values and culture because our ancestry includes slavery and we look alike. Find people we share goals and values with (spiritual, financial, community, etc.) and form a group with them.
