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ACQUIRING JUSTICE CALLS FOR MORE THAN EPOSODIC OUTRAGE

Sustainable outrage is the key to mounting successful efforts to change a status quo that continues to deny Black people full equality and justice. Yet, most Blacks don’t seem to get it,  and fail to consistently apply pressure on its leaders and “the system” necessary to secure such change. “We are Trayvon” was more than a slogan that resonated with Black people.  It captured a kindred feeling among Blacks. However, except for Black Lives Matter, it seems that feeling has not been troubling enough to sustain justifiable outrage. Police killing unarmed Black men and boys is the tip of the

Madam CJ Walker: An American Legacy of Success, Love and, Prosperity

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations…. I have built my own factory on my own ground.” – Madam Walker
July 1912