Moving Forward Through the Struggles

I been home from church for a few hours and I am sitting her watching Boycott on BET starring Jeffrey Wright and Terrence Howard.  The movie is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery boycotts.  What really is standing out to me is how the black community respected Dr. King and Rev. Abernathy as their leaders and followed through with the boycott.  I loved how they stood together spiritually, physically, and interesting enough financially.  I have always believed that when a company, organization, etc. doesn't respect you as a person then you should not support them financially.  The Montgomery bus boycotts are a perfect example of the power and impact pulling your financial support can have on these organizations.   While money plays a significant part, the fact that they supported each other and pulled their resources together really stood out to me.  

I would love to see the black community get back to this.  I believe along the way some of us got comfortable with the way things were (are).  Today it seems any crisis that hits this nation hits our community even harder.  Jobs are the major focus of the media and our government while our unemployment rates are higher than those of our white counterparts.  This movie and Dr. King's life and legacy in general should remind us where we come from, how far we've come, and how much work is still left.  President Obama is not the cure all for the black community in this nation.  He's only one man with an unbelievable load on his plate.  We have to take matters into our own hands.  We have to start by looking to God and standing on His word and the promises he made.  After all that is how our people made it this far!  I look back on the struggles of my people and realize we have a strong, rich history and legacy.  We have endured so much and accomplished even more.  No one for one second could make me regret who I am because my God makes no mistakes! I love my people and I am proud to be who I am.   


I'm finished rambling for now.  In the meantime, to all my brothas and sistas acknowledge, cherish, respect, and appreciate your history as black people.