How Do You Change African American Communities Part II
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Posted By: William Jackson on July 03, 2016 How Do You Change African American Communities Part II The connections to change a community............ William Jackson, M.Ed. Edward Waters College Blogger, Community Activist Educator, Parent, Speaker 1. African Americans must build psychological weapons to fight tyranny. Physical weapons do not allow for systemic growth and improvement through generations. 2. African Americans must build schools in their communities no matter who attends them. African Americans must volunteer like whites and Asians do, if your not employed put your time to good use and do positive things in the community and volunteering in the schools. 3. African Americans must remember that President Obama is the President of the United States of America and African Americans are not the only ones that put him in office. They need to colloborate with others to make changes. 4. African Americans need to recognize their intellectuals along with their athletes and entertainers. Intellectual students (the Blerds, Nerds, and Geeks) will make changes that influence economics, commerce and involved in STEAM. 5. African Americans must not be content with just owning things. They must work to build businesses, they must support their innovators and their creators in their children. 6. African Americans must believe in equal educational value for both girls and boys. More women are starting businesses, hiring from their neighborhoods and providing employment opportunities. 7. African Americans must honor and seek advise from their elders as they did decades ago. To face economic and societal challenges with plans of community collaboration, development, working with law enforcement and building employment skills. 8. African Americans must value community dialogues that includes all religious beliefs and lifestyles. The scope is to improve their communities and unify. Colorism and inner racism must stop. 9. African Americans must not allow mediocrity from their children. They must have high and realistic expectations from their children in education and volunteering in the community. 10. African Americans must hold their city council members accountable, to be seen and active in the communities they serve. They should not be seen just for media shots and sound bytes. They should be seen more during non re-election years letting their works speak for them when elections do come around. 11. African Americans must be involved, active, engaged in their communities, schools and churches. African Americans must attend PTA meetings, SAC -school advisory council meetings, school board meetings and even community law enforcement meetings. 12. African Americans should not allow anyone to keep them from learning and growing academically. Churches should be offering tutoring services in reading, math and science. 13.African Americans must read diverse literature especially from other African Americans and Africans. There should be community book talks, political discussions and STEAM seminars for kids and teens. 16. African American children should focus on what they can do, not what they cannot do. Parents need to embrace their children's abilities, talents, skills and dreams and guide them to success. 17. African American fathers should show love to their sons and spend time with their children. They need to be building relationships and developing compassion, empathy, sincerity, and humility. 18. African American parents must choose to sacrifice for their kids and spend monies on books, literature and other learning opportunities. 19. African Americans must change the culture of fear in their communities. There needs to be a focus on unity and equality within their own communities. 20. African Americans need to leverage their talented ones, to be able to write community grants to provide educational chances and not keep all resources to themselves. 21. African American religious centers should combine for the benefit of their communities not just their individual churches. "The choices of today will affect the opportunities of tomorrow." William Jackson If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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William Jackson
Educational Technology and Social Media Instructor, Edward Waters College South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since September 2008 |
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