Genocide or Self-Reliance?
"The present conditions in America dictate that Black people in particular and poor people in general are faced with one of two choices going into the twenty-first century. On the one hand there is the choice of genocide. The current trends in our society of drugs, AIDS, imprisonment, unemployment, destruction of the family structure, lack of health care, lack of social support programs, and economic and educational deprivation (particularly computer illiteracy), just to name a few, will continue to grow if we do nothing. And by doing nothing, we choose genocide.On the other hand is the choice of self-reliance. Soon, no one -- not the government, big business, white America or liberal charities will be able to, or willing to, reverse these general trends. Only our collective efforts can save our community and our people.
The first step toward our survival into the twenty-first century is to form a supporting network among organizations and individuals -- a united front. A closer look at the possibility of creating local and national networks will be the subject of my next message."
Yours in Truth and Justice,
Marshall "Eddie" Conway