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I am still writing. I just don't think about the writing as a career. I am working on a plan that requires Troy to help me considerably and will require a bit of investment on my behalf, but I think it will be well worth it.

You know I'm with you. I've been saying this for years. There is a root problem to why a boycott won't happen. We are victims of assimilated actions. We copy white America. This is important because our nepotism has alienated the talented, the rich and the poor black. Our own decisions to act like whites in our hiring practices gives us a weak foundation. In HBCUs we hire friends as opposed to the best person for the job. In jobs we alienate the hard worker or best worker and hire the inefficient. As a result our banks and papers and restaurants are mediocre and not worth supporting. As honorable as it sounds it's not feasible for us to do without because we are no longer consolidated to one part of town. The disbursement of black people has diminished our organizational ability and power. The reason the black church is ineffective is because as blacks moved away from each other more churches were founded. Animosity and jealousy between churches corrupted the heart of the church which is the community. This fracture is a microcosm of how black power is in the black community, ineffective and sputtering. A boycott without an option is only a hiatus.

The problem is the businesses aren't blatantly biased or racist. The new boycott isn't against a particular company. It is about supporting good businesses that are black owned. Black dollars are courted but a suitable replacement isn't available if there was a boycott. We don't own an uber or cab company. We don't have a national magazine or periodical to advertise in. We don't own a national grocery chain. We have been thoroughly wiped out of any financial system of importance. We have no black hedge funds or investment firms. We don't utilize black banks. There is literally nothing to boycott or use in lieu of. The best we can do is get blacks to stop killing each other and begin tackling the financial aspect on a local scale. If there is a great black restaurant in your city support that place. If there is a black owned theater support that place. I don't eat at chain restaurants but all black people own in Memphis are wing or rib joints. We have nothing to support.