On July 9, 1922 a gentleman by the name of Marcus Garvey was interested in the activities of the Ku Klux Klan and decided to meet with the Grand Master. They discussed many topics including the Negro question. To dispel some myths I found a quote from the interview. In answering the Negro question in America the Grand Master said "We are not organized to be unfair to the Negro; we want to see the Negro develop as the white man has developed. To be fair I advise every Negro and those who aspire to leadership, to form an organization similar to that of the Ku Klux Klan so that Negros may be able to look out for their own interests and not continue to be begging white people to do for them what they ought to do for themselves."
If we took this to heart as a people many of our issues wouldn't exist. For example the lack of black owned stores in our neighborhoods. Market America allows those of us who have a vision to act on it. We can eliminate the dependency that has continued for generations.
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