The Afro-American Alliance/ The Black Community Priority



Life - The Dream - Then and Now


To research and retrieve information as it pertains to Afro-Americans in all aspects of life, be that religious, economics, educational, or political. Then to disseminate that information out to the Afro-American Community by way of all its groups and organization. Thus education all its people on the decisions and ideas that are being made everyday, that effect them and their families; i.e., the Afro-American community. We must also create ideas and effect change that will be a positive for our community and discourage the negative and unproductive. We must identify individual leaders within the community and help place them in positions of leadership (political, judicial, education).

The decisions of the leaders should reflect that of the community's moral, social, and ethical beliefs. We must bring together spiritual leaders, community activist, scholars, business leaders, and the average citizen all to one common goal, and that's the betterment of the community. We must do this if Afro-Americans are ever to step out of the shadow of second-class citizenry.

How do we go about this? An easy answer, we must come together. I quote, "Divide and Conquer", or moreover; If you understand the direct relationship between the family institution and the community institution, then one can understand Jesus Christ's extended meaning of " A house divided against itself shall not prosper." This web page hopefully will serve as a tool for bringing the Afro-American community together. It will provide information and ideas from individuals throughout the community. It will be a tool for which individuals can share, exchange, and critique one another all with the sole purpose of the best interest of the Afro-American Community in mind.

Those who visit this web page can exchange e-mail addresses, ask questions, or just get particular information. Also, request for certain information to be added can be submitted. That includes facts, current events, and opinions.

My name is Kendall P. Adams, and I am the creator of this web page. I am a junior attending the University of South Carolina majoring in Political Science. I am also a Police Officer with a local municipality for whom I've worked for four years. I am a former Marine and currently working on my officer commissioning in the U.S. Army. But more than that, I am what I was when I was born, A Black Man. And because I am, I feel a certain responsibility to all black men. All those who came before me, those presently, and those who will come long after I'm gone. This will hopefully serve as my contribution to the struggles of Afro-Americans.

This in no way is a supremacist, racist, demigod, or hate view aimed at anyone of any other race, creed, or culture. It is merely the ideas and opinions of myself with the objective of sharing those ideas and opinions with others in an effort to better the quality of life in the Afro-American Community. I do not advocate any violence, hatred, or mistreatment of any persons for any reasons. I believe in the equality of all mankind.

The ideas above and those to follow are mine and mine alone. A similar autobiography will precede all others opinions and ideas.

1. THE CHURCH

 A. The church has served as the backbone of the Afro-American community since the first slave landed on American soil. Although Christianity was not many of the slave's religion/belief, it was given to them by their slave owners as a method of keeping them in line and docile. However the African slaves used this as the means by which they would survive. Since that time Jesus Christ (Christianity) has brought Afro-Americans through Insurmountable circumstances. From Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad too Martin Luther King JR./Malcolm X/ and many others and the Civil Rights Movement.

B. Because of this we must again put our trust and belief in Jesus' hand. We must turn to the church for guidance and leadership. And the church must turn to the people. The church must again move out of its stained glass windows and large double doors. Its preachers and pastors must move from behind there raised alters and stained pews and not just look down on the people. They must go out into the community and address the issues of the People. The doors to the church should be the welcome signs that Stand on the sides of the roads as you enter a particular city, county, or Community. The church will be the leader in any renewed change in the Afro-American Community.

2. EDUCATION

Education is another area for which the church should play a part. Many Afro-American kids know little to no history of themselves prior to American Slavery. And many no very little about their history here in America. This is due to several factors. One is America's refusal to come to grips with its past. Even as it set to pay reparations of Billions to Holocaust victims, it still tries to hide, conceal, deny, and attempt to ask us to forget about any references to it. We must remember, teach our kids, and never let America forget. "He who forgets his past is doomed to repeat It."

American school books from primary through high school has very little Black-history. The church should start day cares to address the issue of day care but also include black history in its curriculum. Or if not, maybe an after school program which would include study sessions, tutoring, and a black history classes. This could go on from primary through High school. Another is the breakdown of the family. There are to Single parent homes, which makes for less stability and less time Between parent and child and less time for guidance, family history, or Tradition/history past on from generation to generation through stories. This is a key factor. If there is no family structure (father and mother) Then the community is going to reflect.

3. POLITICS

Politics is another avenue for which the Afro-American Community can Bring itself from the depths of lower economic and social status, thus Revitalizing its community. It must first due one major thing, Vote. Afro-Americans remain at the bottom of those peoples who participate in The political process. Yet Afro-Americans remain at the top of the list for for those that are poor, jobless, uneducated, and incarcerated across the nation. Because we choose not to use our political power of the vote as a people we remain so.

Many of us don't realize the importance of voting. We need to educate our people on the process and effects of the political sphere. Alone my vote is but one, but together our vote can make up almost 14% of the population. We must realize that everything that happens in daily life is connected to politics in some way. From the water you drink, the food you eat, to cost of your gas. We must show them the direct relationship between our lack of participation in politics and why we remain at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder.

We must show why we get incarcerated at a higher rate and for longer periods of time than any other race of people. We must show why its easy to open a liquor store or gun shop in a black community and why its impossible to find these things in other neighborhoods. We must show that these things are on purpose and lie in the heart of politics. And because they do, they can be changed, but only if we come together and change them.

This web page covers just a few topics that will continue to be featured. Future ideas and opinions will be economics, health/medical care, and religion. All ideas and responses are welcome. Please e-mail me for any ideas or opinions you would like to include on this page for future updates.







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