Black EMPOWERMENT With an ATTITUDE! NEW!!!
by James Clingman
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The time has come for the Blackman to forget and cast behind him his hero worship and adoration of other races, and to start out immediately to create and emulate heroes of his own. We must canonize our own martyrs and elevate to positions of fame and honor Black men and women who have made their distinct contributions to our racial history.
Africa has produced countless numbers of men and women, in war and in peace, whose lustre and bravery outshines that of any other people. Then why not see good and perfection in ourselves? We must inspire a literature and promulgate a doctrine of our own without any apologies to the powers that be. The right is the Blackman's and Africa's.
Let contrary sentiments and cross opinions go to the winds. We are entitled to our own opinions and not obligated to or bound by the opinions of others.
Let no one inoculate you with evil doctrines to suit their conveniences. There's no humanity before that which starts with yourself, ‘Charity Begins at Home.’ First to thyself be true and thou canst not then be false to any man.
[God] first made us what we are and then out of our own creative genius we make ourselves what we want to be.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey
James E. Clingman is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. His weekly syndicated newspaper column, Blackonomics, is featured in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. He has written six books, the latest of which is Black Empowerment with an Attitude, and has been the featured speaker for numerous organizations, schools, churches, and events) across the United States.
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