PREAMBLE TO OUR BLACK AGENDA
PARTICIPATE IN YOUR EMPOWERMENT: A Black agenda must begin with and rely on the actions of Black people, any other way defeats the very purpose of having a Black agenda.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR BLACK AGENDA is to offer Black families and the Black community as a whole, a clear and concise list of priorities that support the Black Empowerment Movement.
THE BLACK EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT is an amassing of determined Black people; unified in thought, word and deed, for the purpose of strengthening the Black community through Self Determination, Economic Development and Political Influence.
Supporters of OUR BLACK AGENDA are of the MINDSET that:
I am a member of the Black Community.
Black People are responsible for our destiny and must be active participants in the manifestation of this destiny.
Though Black People, as individuals, identify with a variety of groups; the empowerment of Black People as a Community takes Priority.
There is power in numbers, so a cooperative effort among Black People is essential to fulfilling the ultimate purpose of the Black Empowerment Movement.
Disagreement is unavoidable, natural, and useful. It should also be respectful and solution oriented.
Within the Black Empowerment Movement, we will focus on finding common ground and points of agreement to advance our agenda.
Our Black Agenda, as it appears today, is simply a starting point and will continue to evolve.
Executing Our Black Agenda is a long term commitment that will extend throughout my lifetime.
I am committed to actively participating in the empowerment of Black People.