The Roots of Alliance Institute Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 5:15AM Marcus Garvey, the leader of the largest movement of Blacks in modern history, is often quoted as saying “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Similarly, in this work of social justice, we often …
Charles E. Cobb Jr., former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary, recently wrote a very good article “Black people had the power to fix the problems in Ferguson before the Brown shooting. They failed (http://wapo.st/1DtwxSV).” While Mr. Cobb makes some excellent points regarding the Civil Rights Movement as it relates to the events that …
First, calm down. I am still a great fan of this juggernaut of Bootstrapping Black Power, but sometimes the times call for things to be said that run counter to the popular notions. Furthermore, to deny the shortcomings of our heroes and sheroes is to deny them of their humanity while lifting them to a …
