by Ibasahu Pernebsati

This is a message for Black people. For all the historically black colleges and universities, black churches, black Wall Street, hip-hop artists, black thinkers, black intelligentsia, revolutionaries, scholars, professionals, Black people still living in ghettos, and the diaspora.  As we look at the state of affairs in our communities worldwide, honesty will force us to admit that either we, as leaders, have failed and/or our leaders have failed us. Hiding from this fact so that it may feel respectful and comfortable doesn’t change the reality that we see all around us.