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6. "Illusion?"
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Malcolm X talked about "house Negroes and field Negroes" in his speeches, sometimes referring to Black leaders (civil rights) and the Black bourgeoisie (middle class). But they were all slaves weren't they? It was still chattel slavery whether or not slaves worked in the field or in the house with "massa".

Both white and Black intellectuals argued that the black middle class escaped racism based on social-political mobility: being wealthier, more prestigious, and more educated. But the racism does not discriminate based on class. Middle class Black people experience racism but it's often ignored by the majority culture/mainstream.

I think the mainstream culture created this illusion of a Black middle class to divide and conquer, to keep Black folks confused and trapped in the system ("haves" and "have nots").


"Trials and tribulations make you stronger live longer
You wanna reach the nation nigga start from your corner
Everything in life don't always happen like you plan it
Demand it, overstand it, then you handle it
Fuck wishing, you missing the ambition in your mission
Now you switching, why you quitting 'cuz it's heat in the kitchen?
--Big Boi

"Know thyself"

"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you". So we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
-- Hebrews 13:5,6

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path"
--Morpheus in "The Matrix"

"It's our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"- Dumbledore to Harry Potter "Chamber of Secrets"

<--- Blame this lady for Nutty.

  

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THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS [View all] , rhulah, Sat Jul-21-01 02:19 PM
 
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RE: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
Jul 21st 2001
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RE: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
Jul 21st 2001
2
Yeah me too
Jul 21st 2001
3
      The Black Middle Class
Jul 21st 2001
4
           RE: The Black Middle Class
Jul 21st 2001
5
           RE: The Black Middle Class
Jul 21st 2001
7
                The Black Middle Class?
Jul 21st 2001
8
                RE: When did you go to Greece Mr. '06
Jul 21st 2001
9
           RE: The Black Middle Class
Jul 21st 2001
10
           RE: The Black Middle Class
Jul 22nd 2001
13
           RE: The Black Middle Class
Jul 22nd 2001
11
RE: Illusion?
Jul 22nd 2001
12
black people should stay poor forever
Jul 22nd 2001
14
RE: black people should stay poor forever
Jul 22nd 2001
15
      you need to read your own posts
Jul 22nd 2001
17
      Aren't you claiming to not be part of the BMC?
Jul 23rd 2001
19
RE: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
Jul 22nd 2001
16
RE: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
liviti
Jul 23rd 2001
18
I am Heated
Jul 23rd 2001
20
RE: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
Jul 23rd 2001
21
Again, it's an illusion
Jul 23rd 2001
22
What are you talking about?
Jul 23rd 2001
23
RE: Again, it's an illusion
Jul 23rd 2001
25
Personal Experience
freethought
Jul 23rd 2001
24
This is entirely BS
Jul 23rd 2001
26

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