Today, when they walk out into the African community, they don't see any relationship between education and success. They see a lie. The absence of commerce means dependence. Yeshitela said that more important than white people's fear of shopping in black areas, African-Americans themselves must feel good about their own communities. The psychological potential, how the black community views itself, is more important.
Vital commerce can make make black people feel good about their community.
It now becomes a place to raise my child, a place I can be proud of. I want my streets to be secure. That's what the Uhurus are seeking. We want to end the practice of police containment. We want viable commerce in our community.