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Is Segregation the Answer for Blacks in America

Is Segregation the Answer for Blacks in America

Is Segregation the Answer for Blacks in America

 

Black Wall Street1There has been an ongoing debate among black leaders for decades. One side has advocated harmonious integration into American society, while the other side has focused on building a self-imposed segregated society of black people. Although some leaders who support segregation and I may differ on how we see segregation, segregation — in the form of economic isolation — is very necessary. As I worked on this piece, I was faced with a number of truths that are inescapable. One truth is that historically, no group of people have been able to escape oppression without first achieving economic freedom.

For those who follow me, you are aware that I use several litmus tests when evaluating any current situation as it pertains to blacks. One litmus test is how it is being covered in the mainstream media. If the mainstream media outlets are supporting it, it cannot be good for us. Another litmus test is how the white supremacy structure views any particular activity in the black community. If white supremacy is hostile towards it, then it is probably beneficial to us.

When it comes to the current state of black America, we have to be careful not to fall victim to preset paradigms that were set in place to misguide the talented tenth. If the focus of those of us who have mobility and influence are focused on activities that have no intrinsic value, then we cannot be focused on the things that will actually produce authentic emancipation and liberation.

First of all, let’s look at the argument that we need to change policies because we have been written out of the American Dream via the constitution. Yes, the U.S. Constitution has recognized us as property, but the Constitution is only an expressed reflection of the mindset of those who wrote it. Although the acrimonious actions of white supremacy have become more covert, they are still in line with that mindset of whites over 230 years ago. That will not change because it does not benefit them.

Until blacks understand that this race war is about money and power, we will always find ourselves at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. As long as we believe the lie that it is about change through the political process — which actually serves as a distracting mechanism — we will continue to fight for change, when the change that we need must actually come from within. Other blacks come to this country and excel, because their mindset is different, proving that free enterprise is open to anyone, even when the cards are stacked against them. Blacks spend far too much energy and time attempting to get others to change for their benefit, when we have the power to change our own situation regardless to the actions and machinations of others. Unfortunately, the truth is that far too many blacks are still fighting to be accepted and validated by whites, and still others are fighting to prove to whites that they are worthy to be considered equals.

It is time for blacks to understand that our value is not submersed within the approbation of whites in this country, it is embedded within our own DNA. We must stop caring about what they think and how they behave, and we must start to take control of our destiny. I have stated this on many occasions and I will state it again. Achieving greatness has never been about the action of others, but how you respond to those actions. Whites have proven over and over again who they are, and yet we spend far too much effort attempting to change them, when all we have to do is change us. It is the spiritual, emotional and psychological metamorphosis of the black collective that will determine the course we take.

I am a black man with tattoos and earrings, and yet I have thrived in the world of business because I understand the power of economics and finance. I live by the Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules!

When you offer something of value, people will pay you for it. Is it harder for me than it is for whites? Absolutely! Nevertheless, I continue on, through some lean years lately, but I still thrive more than my employed counterparts. I write my story — no one else. Others may impact the story, but I am the one who writes it. I determine my destiny. I don’t ask my enemies to lighten up, I find a way to overcome them by pressing inexorably through any and all obstacles. This must be the mindset of blacks around the globe.

If you want the answer to this enigmatic equation, study history and watch what white supremacy has fought vehemently against. Marcus Garvey was about Pan-Africanism and the building of an autonomous black economy, and the FBI and other federal agencies used those within his camp to destroy him and deport him. Malcolm X was about segregation and economic empowerment, and though he had a much smaller following than Dr. Martin Luther King, he was assassinated two years sooner, because they feared him. In fact, it was not until Dr. King shifted gears on his quest for integration and focused on building an economic floor for blacks that he was assassinated.

You should really research just how much the U.S. put into killing this man. There was a trial in 1999 where the U.S. accepted responsibility for his death and the facts were brought out in this trial. Very few are aware of it, but I have actually sat up and watched the footage of the entire trail. All I can say is wow. They had two separate plans. The first was a mob hit issued by a mob boss out of New Orleans at the instruction of the Government, and the second was a military hit just in case the first plan failed. They feared where this man was going. Listen to his last speeches carefully. There is a reason that the media plays up the “I Have a Dream Speech,” but we never hear where he declared that his dream had turned into a nightmare, and that he feared that we were integrating into a burning house.

The bottom line is that you cannot legislate morality, and you will never get people who have proven over and over again that they are your mortal enemies to actually give you a leg up in this race. The very word race is representative of a competition, and everyone got the memo, except us.

Asians are the least involved in the political process, yet they have the highest earning median in the nation — Group Economics! We have to give up on our hopes of a harmonious existence with whites and understand that we are at war. Listen to the comments that are being made by whites about what happened in McKinney! The woman who started it all was a loan officer at Bank of America. I wonder how many blacks she has submarined to ensure they were denied a loan. This is what we are facing in every aspect of our existence. You cannot create policy to fight that. You fight that through economic insulation. The way that everyone else does. We keep looking to them for relief, instead of creating it for ourselves.

I would add that we have to lucidly define segregation here. Most people, especially blacks, envision segregation as the legally enforced system of segregation that terrorized our ancestors, but the segregation I speak of is the segregation that all other ethnic groups practice. This is self-imposed segregation that allows these groups to isolate their economy and build toward their interests.

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Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D.

Blacks are still looking for a way to fit into the most hostile and segregated economy of all — the white economy. We continue to demand that they share their stuff with us, instead of building our own. What we need to realize is that the influx of illegal immigrants into the U.S. has created a unique situation for us. We have always been needed as the lowest level working class to support the U.S. economy, but the influx of illegal immigrants from the south has offered the U.S. a new low-level working class. This has placed blacks in a position where we are no longer needed, and it has increased the hostility toward us.

We have two choices: 1. We can allow the system to progressively annihilate us until we reach a population level that is no longer consequential, which is expected to occur by the year 2038. 2. We can come together and become an economic powerhouse and make our presence felt in this country in a manner that it has never been felt in previous eras. Economic prowess is respected, regardless of color and ethnicity. What is it that blacks fear so much about standing alone? ~ Dr. Rick Wallace, Ph.D.

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