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*If* If there was a such thing as an alien spacecraft that could navigate through outer space surely it would be sophisticated enough to withstand any attack from Earthlings.😁😎

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I think it's both. In some places there is little or no activism and elected officials are not responsive to the masses. In some cases you have activism but no real mass organizing. Meanwhile elected officials are making an effort but they fail short for various reasons. I would say my local community fits into the former scenario. The next largest city in my native state with a much larger black population fits into the latter.

Yeah bro, as you already know, we only have the power to influence change. Through our continued usage and actions adding flavor to the mainstream, eventually our words and style are accepted and co-opted. Sports talking heads do it all the time. I remember when Black folks would cringe upon hearing that which is considered improper English. They considered it ignorant. Meanwhile, Southern white folks have quite a few words they could want to add. Instead of pushing it, they just continue talking the same way and passing it down from one generation to the next. Through Black conversation and music, folks know the meaning of the words when we use them. They use them too. That's fine.😎