I’m tired of seeing Black People Protest

Then there was a protest of the unfair treatment of Blacks at a Houston restaurant by rapper T.I and other folks in Atlanta. Before that, there were protests in Rosemont Illinois regarding the death of  Kenneka Jenkins. There have been numerous protests about the unlawful murders of unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers. The latest incident occurred in St. Louis after yet another White officer was acquitted after murdering a Black man. And of course, we have the protesting of the NFL in support of Colin Kaepernick who stood or kneel down for most of the injustices I just mentioned.

With the exception of the Jenkins case, most of these situations have involved the direct mistreatment of Black folks at the hand of the White power structure here in America. We have been down this road before; in fact, we have never left this road. Since the slave ships arrived in America, Blacks have been fighting for freedom, justice, and equality. I understand that this struggle doesn’t stop, but at what point do we change the game plan? It seems like a futile effort for us to continue to protest issues against a system that won’t change.

I’m not about to come up with a radical rant and suggest that we gather the troops and “go kill whitey!” Neither am I proclaiming to be the man with the solution to all our problems. However, I do know we had mass protests during the 50s and 60s, and even though there were minor advancements pertaining to our civil liberties; there wasn’t a massive overhaul in our position as far as social status in this country. In 2017, it just seems redundant to do the same thing and expects different results.  

You may ask, what would be my suggestion in going about our quest for freedom? Well, for a long time I have thought the ideology of Marcus Garvey and Elijah Muhammad were good ideas. That is the complete separation of races. I know some people may disagree with this method of extremism and may view it as a slight form of racism in itself. But economic separation, at the very least, could be a viable alternative; Blacks need ownership within our communities. This is something that rap mogul Master P mentioned in an interview recently. He came up with the suggestion and offered his support to Colin Kaepernick in starting their own football league. This concept of ownership outside of the major sports entities has been explored by fellow rapper Ice Cube.

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He started a 3-on-3 league this year for former NBA players. Creating separate enterprises within sports and entertainment seems logical since we have so many Blacks who work in those fields, but don’t have ownership.

The flip side to that concept is that are some Blacks who don’t support Black businesses. I have seen many posts and comments on social media from Black folks who made this statement. Not only that, I have personally talked to some Black people who have echoed this sentiment. Their complaints have been some Black businesses lack professionalism and offer sub-par service. I also have heard people complain about the prices and products of the Black merchants. Some or all of that may be true when you dealing with some Black business. I know I have had some incidents where my encounters with dealing with Black businesses have been unflattering and unimpressive.

One comment

  1. I understand your point of view bro, but we need people to protest to bring(change) awareness to a very flawed judicial system. I’m in agreement with you black ownership, you know spend black dollars with black business.

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