Black Unity means financial independence and happiness

As I read the comments, one after the other I realized: here are all the answers right here! Every one of you contribute something different to the solution, which collectively makes up the solution.

Deeann speaks about the ministers taking advantage of the opportunity to set up their own schools. I can attest to this because until they closed down for lack of support…which is another topic alltogether… my own kids attended a private church run school in Jonesboro, GA for years. And they were light years ahead of the kids in regular elementary school both socially and academically.

Ramses speaks on the need for our sisters to take their roles more seriously as the gateway to the minds and spirits of our children; as well as the need for greater levels of financial literacy on a personal basis (Thanks again for the books bruh. There’s gold in them thar hills… 😉

Terrance speaks eloquently about the need to follow the paths laid out for us by leaders such as Marcus Mosiah Garvey; who in my opinion is probably THE MAN of the 20th century, as well as the most underrated. Think of the power we could have if we did follow his example…

Steph speaks about how each one needs to reach back and teach one, so that we all can come up together. Excellent point.

Sankofa speaks about the need for black men to assert themselves like leaders once again and to assume the position as heads of the home and community. As well as the need to break away from the controlling influence of those who consume us and teach us to become consumers indebted to them. My sentiments exactly.

Mr. Vessey speaks about the need to update our industrial age education to a post-industrial educational modality. And this is so true.

Finally we have Shawn Hudson, who blessed us with this thought provoking article which sparked this enlightening conversation. Like I said: the answers are right here on this thread. No one has to play the part of the whole movement by themselves; but we can each play our role. And in doing that, we bring forth the solutions.

http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/senegal-president-wade-rethinks-aid-haiti

Our system doesn’t meet the demands of a globalized technical economy. As Black folks, we need to be in mindstate of jumping ahead of everyone else instead of chasing them.

Right now, we are educating ten years behind, but we should be ten years ahead. This may mean creating after school programs that teach entrepreneurship and economics, while lobbying our urban schools to get with the program.

If you are interested in Black economics, and economic development, including economic trends, our buying power and our economic infrastructure, please visit http://www.yourblackeconomy.com

This is the problem Steph, we know every bodies history but our own. It’s like we didn’t do anything except for being slaves, and fought for our civil rights. This is what they teach here in the public schools. You learn more about African history when you go to college, but this is the reason why we think the way we think, and this is a direct result of the negative programming that doesn’t allow us to work together like you mentioned about your Asian friend.

This is also why we need our own schools to teach what we haven’t learned in public schools. This is what the Jews and Asians do here. They have school after school. Until we deal with the psychological effects of slavery and colonization, I’m afraid we will continue on this path of not helping each other.

Black Unity means financial independence and happiness

I know that Senegal assisted Haiti. They offered some Haitians to live in their country. You probably did not hear about it because you do not speak French. I do and it shows how we all speak western languages so there are a lot of information that we are missing. For instance, I observed that many Black French people do not know Black English heroes such as Garvey, Du Bois, etc. and vice versa for Black English people.

I am really glad that I decided to turn to other people to strive. Again about my Chinese friend, I sent her very late (it was about 1:30AM this night) an e-mail because I needed a business information. She e-mailed me back 15 minutes later even if she had to work the morning! She is like a sister to me. I never had this kind of support from the Black community or the White community. Both of them behaved in a very selfish way against me!

About your Scripture references, consider yourself invited to my Sunday School class. For today I will deal with your specific question about whether a whore was ever allowed to recover in Scripture. The answer is yes: you go read on your own time John 4:1-42 — and do not say that is too much, because you expect us to read your long posts. Pay attention to verses 16-19; that would class the Samaritan woman as a whore in her behavior. But fortunately, she was dealing with One about Whom it was said that He was “full of grace and truth,” per John 1:14. He confronted her with her evil, but for the purpose of her repenting and being redeemed — and an entire town with her.

Scripture actually sets forth a pattern. With your emphasis on law only, I imagine you will not have any problem with I Corinthians 6:9-10:

“9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”

— but where we differ is that I know verse 11 is also in the Book.

“11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”

Scripture has been speaking of the salvation of sinners of all types for a long time — whores included. That is the truth I stand in. Black women and Black men and Black children are in a sad state right now; the facts are what they are. But not all are beyond redemption — and a right understanding of Scripture would let you know: people are saved by GRACE, not law (see Ephesians 2:8-9). I am a different kind of Black woman by the grace of God; I know that other Black woman and girls can also be what they should be if they are treated with grace. That is the truth in which I stand.