As a case-in-point, notice how the people of Ferguson blew off leading civil rights figures when they came to the city to try to control the situation. Efforts to tow the line, manage the masses, call for peace or avoid commitment to important social issues in order to avoid being labeled “the bad negro” might have worked in the 1980s, but they don’t work today.
People are sick and tired, and America is in the middle of an upheaval unlike anything we’ve seen in half a century.
You can still make your money and get tremendous respect from the public, but in the end, people want to know that you stand for something other than your new Mercedes Benz. Based on how the AKAs and Deltas were founded, their reason for existence has been activism and progress. Perhaps it’s time for members of both organizations to encourage courageous leadership, this is not the time to be afraid.
Article Appeared @http://thyblackman.com/2014/12/10/delta-sigma-theta-inc-wants-to-distance-itself-from-the-protests/