One of the things that often comes up in conversations among Black people when there are no Euros around is the lack of credible Black leadership. Even people who aren't necessarily conscious or politically active seem to notice this void of leadership. I've heard Brothers & Sisters in barbershops, corner stores, hospitals & pool halls talk about this. The conversation usually starts when an obvious racial incident happens like the Trayvon Martin murder. In that case the people themselves organized and forced the hands of the system to attempt to remedy the situation. The case rattled around the twitterverse & then went to Black radio. Much later the mainstream media began to cover the case once they witnessed the outrage of the Black community. This mass reaction by the general Black community was definitely an anomaly. One of those events that occurs every 3 years or so that gets Black people outraged, then they slowly go back to their usual slumbering selves.
The question is why are the people so easy to quell ? What keeps them seemingly content ? I say seemingly content because when you get people alone you hear a lot of discontent in the Black community. So, what happens to these feelings of dissatisfaction among our people? Well, they are usually redirected towards each other. This happens in the form of Black on Black crime, domestic violence, sexually promiscuity & other negative avenues. These things are usually blamed on self-hate, which is true but doesn't fully explain the behaviour. What's often overlooked is the effect of Black Leadership mis-directing these energies into useless activities. These activities include marching, praying, protesting & voting. Black Leadership also gives incorrect analysis of the events which confuses the masses of our people. These so-called leaders are always on the scene, in front of the cameras, to give the illusion of actually working for our people. The question is, if these "leaders" are working for our people, then why are our communities in such a pitiful condition ? What work are they actually doing, and for whom? These are questions that need to be asked and answered if any progress is going to be made by Afrikans in America in the 21st century.
Whenever I try to uncover the truth of any subject, I always explore it's history. Tracing the complete history of Black leadership in America is beyond the scope of this blog so I'll focus on the "Civil Rights" era. This is a period of time & a movement that most people are familiar with, however, most people only know a version of that history given to us by the ruling elite. The real facts on who controlled those iconic leaders is never discussed. The best analysis that I've heard about "Civil rights" leaders came from Malcolm X. In his "Message to the Grassroots" speech in 1963, he reveals how Europeans co-opted the famous "March on Washington." They placed the "Big 6" Civil Rights leaders of that day in charge and completely changed the focus of the march. It has been alleged that King's "I Have a Dream" speech was actually written by Stanley Levinson. Who, you say ? Levinson was a New York based Jewish businessman who befriended King in 1956. He was a fundraiser, advisor & speechwriter for King. Most people have never heard of him.
The thing about Stanley Levinson is that he is not the anomaly that he appears to be. If we look further into history, we will find silent Jewish backers of several integrationist leaders. The NAACP was co-founded by a Jew named Henry Moskowitz & a Jewish son of a slave owner named William Walling. A few years into the organizations existance, more Jews were added to the Board of Directors. People like Joel Spingarn, Jacob Schiff. & Julius Rosenwald took prominent positions in the organization. They controlled the direction & focus of the organization for decades. In fact, the NAACP went 65 years before it was headed by a Black Man. For those 65 years every leader of the group was a Jew. Now we must ask the question, are there any Jewish organizations that have had Black people in leadership positions for decades ? I think we all know the answer to that question. Julius Rosenwald would found a group that helped to fund the infamous "Tuskegee Experiment" that purposely infected Black Men with syphilis. With "friends" like these, who needs enemies.
As we can see, the history of "Civil Rights" leadership lends to the asking of some important questions. If these "leaders" were in fact led by & funded by other people then where are they leading us ? Who really crafted the strategies & objectives of the "Civil Rights" movement ? Who has really benefitted from the strategies that these groups employed ? These are questions that our community needs to answer if we have any hope of achieving real freedom in the 21st century and beyond.
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