both the community and Black leadership are reluctant to challenge the oppressive racist status quo.

PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP ESSENTIAL FOR BLACKS

Things have gone from bad to worse, yet efforts to develop and sustain unity among Black leadership is distressingly lacking. Blacks tend not to hold their leaders accountable, which adds to an unwillingness to change their self-serving behavior. Having internalized America’s values without full access to its benefits, both the community and Black leadership are reluctant to challenge the oppressive racist status quo.