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rica govern.
en in the 70s' hen
nd of people ere
dem di ch nge in educa­
tion a community contro of
I of our U.S. Com-
m. 10 r of education
proclaimed a c b program in
education. in bat ended up
bein more pro to help
one to get jOb. He made no
propo 1 tb t ould improve
race rel tio hip or race em-
po e nt.
Today. a a result of this
lac of upport from our
government and bite cor­
porate America, aDd our own
inability to help, e African
Americ n .find ourselves
pi gued ith crime, drug
buse, unemployment etc.
!:SUJ..T of thi ub-
role, African
American ere frozen into a
tate of underdevelopment and
hi t America ha benefited
enormou Iy economic lIy.
America ealth h come
from eat and blood of
African American and the
poor.
In orking to ard tbe 21st
Century, e ill have to
cb n e the limited goal of
educ tion for African
Americ n not only beca e
our urviv I depend on it but
beca e to once again
become the proud and
pro perou r ce e ere
before I very.
We m t or to not only
c e our government, but to
govern it. We must educate
ou elve Dot for a job or
• I v�· but to become leaders,
overnors, entrepreneur, to
become thinkers, to become
politically nd cially respon­
ible human beings. We must
learn to do for ourselves.
Edu tion m t be for the
purpo e of governing- not
corporate Americas training
center. We m t be ble to
control our 0 n d tiny, to be
able to control our political, .
economic, ial Jive and i
titutio . Only then i1J
be bte to cr te the oppor­
tunity for economic dvance­
ment ou elv !
e ce mu t become
humani t ri n for our elves
bees e are in uch great
need. Only tben ill e be
ble to bare ith others.