The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-28
Negro Against Negro

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baneful effects of American slavery
upon the descendants of the slaves
has been and is the almost total dis
regard manifested by black persons
toward other persons of their race in
matters not strictly social. We fore
gather in churches, lodges, parties,
dances and picnics and pleasures of
all kinds and it is perfectly plain that
we seem to enjoy the company of
black people. There is no doubt
that there is among our folks an al
most insane liking for the society of
our kind. Those among the other
race who imagine that black men and
women are spending their days and
nights wishing that they might OBJ
tain a white husband or wife, would
certainly be surprised if they could
enter the intimacies and social life
among negroes not in the lowest
class.
Our difficulty is not social. But
in the business of pushing other
black people upward and onward, we
are sad failure. Some of our
friends call at our office and bring
us the news; we thank them for their
solieitude, listen to them and say
nothing. For much of the news
which comes to us could by no posi-
bility be printed, but it would be fine
il we could realize that the white
folks have nothing on us when it
comes to knocking black folks. We
are past experts in knocking each
other, and we do not have to have
any cause or grounds. We just give
vent to as much race prejudice as any
white persons and Cole Blease, Var
daman, Tillman and Helm, the UNI
speakable cannot none of them say
any worse things about us than we
say on the q. t. against one another.
Our newspapers are forever harp
ing on the white mans race preju-
dice Notwithstanding that the white
mans support of these same papers
indispensable and IL every white
advertiser would cease at once to
use the colored papers many of them
would go out of business within one
week. But some of these same pa
oers who are everlastingly abusing
the white people have their front
pages filed with crimes and atroci-
people, and they never cease to pub
lish every filthy event that occurs
among us.
This is true of us as a group and
it is true of us as individuals At
one time in our personal career, we
thought that we only were personal
" Objectionable to our own race,
they kicked us so much. But grow
ing older we find that the habit black
men and women have of fighting
every other black persons in bust
ness, and everything else, at the
same time embracing the sa m
persons with social favors is the
worst injury that can be inflicted
upon any people by themselves. 1t
is safe to say that negro race preJu-
dice against negroes is the biggest
stumbling block in our path. Knock
ing our young. girls all the time is
the special prerogative of the old
women's sessions, and no girl who
needs good advice and encourage
ment can get it from black women
as a general rule. Let us turn on
the light and sweep out the dirt from
the corners of our hearts, and then
the fire will burn with some results.
The annual meeting of the State
Federation of Colored Women's or
CARNATIONS opened three-day ses-
sion Wednesday morning at the Col
ored Elks' Hall on Tacoma Avenue.
The meetings are presided over by
Mrs. Nettie J. Asberry, state presi-
dent, who, in her opening address
stressed the necessities of a thor
ough organization among women and
their fullest cooperation in the up
building of higher ideals in home
life. A welcome address to Tacoma
is slated to be delivered Wednesday
night by Mayor NJ. G. Tennent.
About fifty delegates are attending
the sessions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windell Stafford are
now residing at 1904 South | Street,
the former home of Mr.. F. j. Broad
head.
Berean Baptist Church will hold
their annual picnic July at the
ranch of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Har-