Can different identity-based political groups work together in the modern generation to achieve parity for varied citizens?
Possibly. Certainly, the past has proven that African-Americans were forced to have tighter bonds with one another when they were not allowed to patronize white establishments, but it appears that African-Americans are continually fighting for survival (voter rights, gun restriction laws, and other political appendages) rather than economic self-sufficiency and thus control of one’s destiny in America.
For instance, how will African-American based civil rights organizations in the future help the progress and continuation of the black family in America by placing most of their focus/talking points on mass incarceration (survival) versus undocumented immigrant groups advocating for financial aid for college age students (control) or the admittance into the profession of American law (control)? Even if these African-American civil rights organizations/groups succeed in their ventures they are not advocating for control rights but merely survival rights.
The crux lies in understanding that African-American leaders and think tanks should be formulating agendas that restore control of one’s destiny to the local neighborhoods and attempt to make whole segments of the population that had the economic rug pulled from under them. Additionally, we must understand that the changes African-Americans advocate for in our community often positively affect other coalition-based identity groups as well so we should demand that others support us in developing cultural programs such as mandatory foreign language assistance, assisting us in acquiring dual citizenship in other countries, and preparing us for international business.