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It was described as a black power manifesto advocating for a 'reverse migration' of Black Americans back to the South to consolidate political power and build safer communities. It was mentioned as a book that deeply impacted readers and was written as a call to action for a more powerful future for Black Americans.
Black people fled the horrors of the racist South for so-called liberal cities in the north and west Trading the devil they knew for the devil they didn't only to come to the painful realization that...
— Episode: 453. A Rescue Plan for Black America
Episode: 453. A Rescue Plan for Black America
It was described as a black power manifesto advocating for a 'reverse migration' of Black Americans back to the South to consolidate political power and build safer communities. It was mentioned as a book that deeply impacted readers and was written as a call to action for a more powerful future for Black Americans.
Black people fled the horrors of the racist South for so-called liberal cities in the north and west Trading the devil they knew for the devil they didn't only to come to the painful realization that the devil is the devil as Julian Bond once put it America after all unscrambled spells I am race
I fear that black activism is creeping towards its own form of elitism a Way of building strata and hierarchy of the supposedly woke over the supposedly asleep.
Black colonization of the south Isn't a philosophy or an intellectual posture. It's an actual plan
I am talking about a grand generational undertaking a rescue mission for black America and That mission begins with the states which are the true centers of power in this country and as such Control the lion's share of the issues that bedevil black lives criminal justice judicial processes education health care economic opportunity and assistance.
We need a block of states a Region in which we and our children are equally conditioned to success support and safety We need a space in which black imagination is equally encouraged Where we recognize that black children dream to that they gaze upon the same stars as all others that adventure and invention are universally human traits that demand to be nurtured in all.