The Black Leadership Family Plan for the Unity, Survival, and Progress of Black People
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Posted By: rickey johnson on January 30, 2025 January 29, 2025 The Black Leadership Family Plan for the Unity, Survival, and Progress of Black People Congressional Black Caucus h2-344 House Annex #2 Washington DC 20515 February 5, 1982 PAGE 7 BLACK INK FEBRUARY 23, 1982 Black family Leaders unveil rules for unity, progress From The Winston-Sarem Chronicle WASHINGTON, D.C. — An array of black leaders from the church, civil rights, political, entertainment and athletic worlds gathered here on Capitol Hill recently to release to Black America a long-awaited "Black Leadership Family Plan for the Unity, Survival and Progress of Black People." The plan is the product of the cooperation of more than 150 heads of national black organizations who worked together over much of 1981 to draft it. The plan has three objectives, said Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy, D-Washington, D.C., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and coordinator of the plan's development. Those three objectives are: * To set forth 12 rules for black unity, survival and progress, which this broad cross-section of black leaders urge black people to follow * To establish a Black Development Fund by which black citizens are to contribute directly to existing black organizations which are working for the progress of black people * To provide a set of instructions to numerous categories of black organizations for implementing its strategies : Fauntroy says that the plan is really a response to the appeal of actor-producer Ossie Davis to black leadership 10 years ago. At the first Congressional Black Caucus Dinner in 1971, Davis said: "Give us a plan of action . . . a 10 Black Commandments; simple, strong, that we can carry in our hearts and in our memories no matter where we are, and can reach out and touch and feel the reassurance that there is behind everything we do, a simple moral, intelligent plan that must be fulfilled in the course of time. "If all of our leaders, one by one, fall in battle, somebody will rise and say 'Brother!! Our leader died while we were on page three of the Plan. Now that the funeral is over, let us proceed to Page Four." Quoting Davis further, Fauntroy said, 'It's not the man, it's the plan; it's not the rap, it's the map.' " The 12 rules for black unity survival and progress are: 1. Support the black church. 2. Protect the elderly and support the youth. 3. Excell in education. 4. Oppose crime. 5. Contribute to the Black Development Fund. 6. Buy and bank black. 7. Register and vote. 8. Hold your elected officials accountable. 9. Support black family and community life. 10. Challenge and boycott negative media and support positive media. 11. Secure and defend the black community. 12. Support Mother Africa and Caribbean nations. THE BLACK DEVELOPMENT FUND The Black Development fund is not a formal organization controlled by any one individual or group. It is, rather, a national movement to keep more of black income and wealth in the black community. It is a concept of giving for black self-support. The only requirement is that every able black understand the need to give and then give to a black organization or institution of his or her choice on a regular basis. Under the plan, each month one of the following 12 categories w ill be identified and publicized at the local level: January, black civil rights organizations; February, black candidates, black political and voter participation organizations. Also the following will be identified and publicized: March, black religious institutions; April, black senior citizens organizations; May, black Africa and Carribbean relief; June, historically black colleges; July, black legal defense funds; August, black hospitals and health care organizations; September, Congressional Black Caucus (Political Action Com m ittee); October, black arts and cultural organizations; November, black family support organizations, December, black youth and child care organizations. A MISSION FOR EVERYONE In addition to the 12 rules and the Black Development Fund, the plan contains a mission for blacks in every walk of life. "There is now a plan of action in which all black people can play a meaningful part," Fauntroy said. "Whether one is a black in business, labor, civic, fraternal or professional activity; whether one is involved in civil rights, comm unity action, religion, politics, education, youth and elderly services, or in prison, there is now a plan by which blacks may coordinate in our struggle for the common good." THE ACTION ALERT NETWORK Finally, the plan urges blacks in all walks of life to join Action Alert Communications Network so that blacks may be able to communicate directly with one another when there is a need for concerted action. The network is established in about 11 congressional districts where blacks are 15 percent or more of the population. National organizations are urged to designate a coordinator for their members in each congressional distria and to break down their membership lists by congressional district. Participating organizations are also invited to make their lists available to the Congressional Black Caucus, which w ill coordinate the network. Included in the plan is a card for individual black citizens to volunteer to work for the network. The National Congress of Black Churches, a voluntary association of representatives from seven historically black denominations played a significant role in the development of the plan https://sites.google.com/view/blackfamilys... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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