Revisiting history and why we i.e., black people are so bitter about it.
One of the major hurdles in the unity of black people in America is the lack of understanding rife amongst people regarding black history. This is a trait rampant both in the black and white communities. Unity is necessary, but not in exchange for something worth more. For instance, at the end of segregation, integration of the black community happened. It is lauded as one of the biggest wins for any community worldwide. Apparently, the achievement is enormous, but African-Americans lost a lot more than what they gained through this process.
To understand the value and impact of what the black community lost, it is necessary to revisit the Greenwood massacre of 1921. This is an event where the black community and their self-sufficient life in Greenwood, Oklahoma, was obliterated by a mob of white people. This community was self-contained, but then it was attacked. People were tormented, and everything was destroyed because of a false accusation from a white woman named Sarah Page. This woman was an electric elevator operator, an invention of a black man. She accused another black man, Dick Rowland, of the Greenwood community of attempted assault.
O W Gurley began Greenwood after he bought 40 acres of land, part of a former Indian territory, and renamed it. The black community grew and flourished there, and according to some accounts, it used to be the wealthiest amongst similar communities in the country. The massacre broke the backbone of the black community in the USA and has been labeled as the single worse racial incident in the country. Beginning with that, in the next 100 years, the black people of America slowly lost their self-reliance. Through the Black Unity movement, we are trying to restore that.
Money is not an issue with the African-American people of the country because the accumulated spending power of the community is $1.3 trillion, which is the 9th richest economy in the world. Despite that, the community is yet to harness the financial power it has at its disposal. Beginning with the finances will be a wise decision to help the community find its self-reliance and unity. The community pooling its money together will be an excellent and effective way of controlling its economy. This is a powerful beginning of the journey toward black unity in the country presently and then in the world. It is high time that the African-American community starts to get involved in its betterment and ensure its powerful future.