>I'm not blind to that fact of history. And yest the poverty
>level is growing. the divide between the haves and have nots
>is bigger than most think.

I'm happy to see that you are not in denial about this fact.

But, as a whole the balc
>community is doing it to ourself. we can do more with t he
>mony and resouces that what is being done. We need to be
>more responsible for our actions as a community down to the
>family.

Beleive it or not, the statement above more than anything else, reflects the common-sense, nationalist approach that I'm trying to advocate.

>
>It's like this. I like to call it the spiderweb affect. The
>black community has so many issues that looking from the
>inside out on the web we cna't put our finger on the right
>strand to fix the porblems.. The more we focus on one strand
>the more confusing it gets to people.
>
>
We will work out our "porblems" only by working together, not by seeking and striving for acceptance from those who don't give a damn about us.