WE NEED THINK TANKS OF BLACK PEOPLE SOLVING BLACK PROBLEMS!
The fact is that the Joint Center’s creation in 1970 was a bold statement by a corps of leading, older black Americans against more militant, often younger skeptics who were asking black Americans to separate themselves from white America.
It was a rebuff to those who distrusted the political establishment, as well as those who agitated for change through mass protest movements intended to disrupt the democratic process.
Essentially, the Joint Center’s creation was confirmation by nationally prominent black leaders of the inherent potential of the American political system.
In a 1967 Ford Foundation press release heralding one of the first conferences of black elected officials, Percy Sutton, Manhattan’s borough president and the highest ranking black municipal official in the nation, was quoted as saying, “The Negro official today faces a unique problem that we have to discuss.
He wants to be forceful so he won’t be billed as an ‘Uncle Tom’ and driven out of office by militants.
But if he’s forceful enough to attract his own people, he faces alienation in the white political structure as a firebrand; the Negro official has to work in that structure to accomplish anything for his people.”
The entire article here... https://jointcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scanned-from-a-Xerox-multifunction-device.pdf
The Joint Center’s first board described the mission of the organization as follows: to increase the participation and effectiveness of blacks in American politics and government.
This mission was to be achieved by three divisions:
Research and Information—To collect and distribute information on the names and positions held by black elected officials nationwide and on black political behavior and interests. It would also conduct issues research and produce a newsletter and other publications with data on black American politics.
Education Services—To develop and conduct training sessions and workshops for black elected officials.
Internships and Fellowships—To assign young Americans interested in government to public and private agencies and the offices of black elected officials for hands-on experience.
The accomplishments of the Joint Center 1 flexibility, and adaptability clear that the organization’s soul.
The Center serves the black American community, but not black organization. supports black politicians, mostly Democrats, but not political group. deeply with politics, but it has no party affiliation but usually associated with liberal causes but has strong supporters among conservatives. And not afraid to take stand issues such as the Census undercount, voting rights, most recently the North American Free Trade.
WE NEED MORE GROUPS OF POSITIVE THINKING BLACK PEOPLE TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE BLACK PROBLEMS ✊🏾
The fact is that the Joint Center’s creation in 1970 was a bold statement by a corps of leading, older black Americans against more militant, often younger skeptics who were asking black Americans to separate themselves from white America.
It was a rebuff to those who distrusted the political establishment, as well as those who agitated for change through mass protest movements intended to disrupt the democratic process.
Essentially, the Joint Center’s creation was confirmation by nationally prominent black leaders of the inherent potential of the American political system.
In a 1967 Ford Foundation press release heralding one of the first conferences of black elected officials, Percy Sutton, Manhattan’s borough president and the highest ranking black municipal official in the nation, was quoted as saying, “The Negro official today faces a unique problem that we have to discuss.
He wants to be forceful so he won’t be billed as an ‘Uncle Tom’ and driven out of office by militants.
But if he’s forceful enough to attract his own people, he faces alienation in the white political structure as a firebrand; the Negro official has to work in that structure to accomplish anything for his people.”
The entire article here... https://jointcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scanned-from-a-Xerox-multifunction-device.pdf
The Joint Center’s first board described the mission of the organization as follows: to increase the participation and effectiveness of blacks in American politics and government.
This mission was to be achieved by three divisions:
Research and Information—To collect and distribute information on the names and positions held by black elected officials nationwide and on black political behavior and interests. It would also conduct issues research and produce a newsletter and other publications with data on black American politics.
Education Services—To develop and conduct training sessions and workshops for black elected officials.
Internships and Fellowships—To assign young Americans interested in government to public and private agencies and the offices of black elected officials for hands-on experience.
The accomplishments of the Joint Center 1 flexibility, and adaptability clear that the organization’s soul.
The Center serves the black American community, but not black organization. supports black politicians, mostly Democrats, but not political group. deeply with politics, but it has no party affiliation but usually associated with liberal causes but has strong supporters among conservatives. And not afraid to take stand issues such as the Census undercount, voting rights, most recently the North American Free Trade.
WE NEED MORE GROUPS OF POSITIVE THINKING BLACK PEOPLE TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE BLACK PROBLEMS ✊🏾
