Unity

Recently I made the statement “black people are the only race that doesn’t unite.” I know a few people disagreed with me. For the ones who disagree, let me elaborate. I still stand by what I said. However, when I made that statement, what I was referring to was when things are NEGATIVE or BAD. The only time we are known to unite is when we feel we’ve been wronged or some sort of injustice has been imposed. Just as so many of us only pray to God when things are bad and forget about Him when things are good. For example, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, we protested together (but also tore up our own communities). Why does something horrific have to happen for us to unite? How come we don’t unite when things are going well? You may say we do. But, how often? Do we publicize it? Do we talk about it? Do we share it? I reflected on some of the other cultures, such as Caucasians, Asians and Hispanics. Can we, as black people, honestly say we are as united as some of the other cultures and/or races? I think if we serious reflected on this, we will see that we are not as united as many others. One obstacle that prohibits us from being united is jealousy. Many of us are envious of each other. We don’t want to see someone doing good/better than us. We don’t like to see someone “come up”. This is not the majority, but it is for some of us. We don’t support one another as much as we should or could. What is the reason? Other cultures support one another. They patronize businesses and will even partner with each other so that everyone has a chance to be successful. How many of us have done this in our culture? Why don’t we put our money together and build from the ground up? Why don’t we put ourselves in a position to “own” something? We let a few bad apples spoil the entire bunch. We complain about being mistreated, but, we mistreat ourselves on a higher scale. Many of us look down on each other. Being “pro-black” does not mean “anti” anything else. But, if we don’t uplift our race, who else will? Who else is going to provide opportunities for us to grow and succeed? No one, and I mean NO ONE is going to do that for us. We must do it for ourselves. But first, we must put aside our selfishness and fleshly ways. We must have humanity and compassion for ourselves. We have pull each other up, dust off the dirt and move forward. We have the capacity to be great. We are entitled to win just like everyone else. Too bad we don’t think enough of our people to believe it is possible. If we don’t start NOW, in the future, where will our race be? Extinct? Reduced to nothing? Think about it. One Love...
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