tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222560.post-1151012525992071732006-06-22T17:42:00.000-04:002006-06-22T17:42:00.000-04:002006-06-22T17:42:00.000-04:00Ru, I feel you!<BR/><BR/><B><I>I am with organization, but it has to be inclusive of all types, we cannot prevent someone from a cause because he listens to young jeezy, or because I dont know half as much about kwame toure as other bloggers or because that one doesn't know about the middle passage.<BR/><BR/>whatever the organization is, it must be bound to educating, re-educating, but unifying a segmented whole no matter how shattered it looks... I was looking at the word community. communicating unit is what stands out to me. early communities were just that. That might be far off but there is no reason we cannot see it down the road. I dont think we'll ever see it but our kids can see it if we help them get rid of the issues that have us hamstrung now...</I></B><BR/><BR/>I feel you 2c!<BR/><BR/>I think that's why Martin + Malcolm were so successful... their "organizations"... what caught the people's imagination was two of the most powerful stories ever in African history since the holocaust (slavery)... The story of Jesus Christ and the story of the prophet Muhammed through Fard Muhammed and the Nation of Islam. Whether you agree or disagree, feel comfortable with either or you do not... they were where the people were... The Black Church is non-existent relatively today. The Nation of Islam too has become rather irrelevant. But what type of organization can capture the imaginations of people like that?<BR/><BR/>My friends dad always says.. "if you wanna get black people united, you have to do it through religion" and sometimes I shutter, but I really can't argue with his logic. It's proven logic.<BR/><BR/>When we think about "manifestos" (or committments) that have broad appeal among our people, they are the manifestos of Jesus Christ and the prophet Muhammed.<BR/><BR/>Worth considering.<BR/><BR/>----------<BR/>BTW for those who knew him (and those who don't)... Josh got some photos of Bac up on his myspace page: www.myspace.com/themmcease<BR/><BR/>I apologize if the personal discussion/reference is making anyone feel excluded. Just gotta be forward and honest and today is a very "local" day for my mind and heart. I would think folks could relate anyway so I'm not really too sorry :)<BR/><BR/>If anyone reading this wants to post some kind of tribute or knows someone who might want to, feel free to go ahead or let me know how I can helpbrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13098780056183717730noreply@blogger.com