You would think. As we continue to expend enormous energy on emotional activities, and we will continue it, let s make a conscious and concerted effort to parlay that emotion into something pragmatic and tangible. After we have heard the motivational speeches, many of which we paid so dearly to hear, let s go out and follow through on what we have heard and make our lives better. And after the soul-stirring sermons we hear each Sunday, or any other day, let s go home and get to work being more loving, more trusting, kinder, and fairer to one another as a people. Finally, if you really want to do good rather than merely feel good, get in the freedom business.
Economic freedom is the greatest cause before the Negro today.
Those words were spoken by the national President of the Negro Business League in 1950, Mr. Horace Sudduth. His words still apply, and if we want true economic freedom we must do more than make emotional speeches. We must do more than come up with schemes and scams that only put a sour taste in our mouths. And, we must do much more than rally, march, protest, complain, whine, seek apologies, and turn over our tremendous wealth to other folks businesses. We must do for ourselves, with the resolve and the willingness to sacrifice for one another, if we are going to attain true economic freedom.