Preface

Black people have tended to labeling as a “leader “ anyone who steps up and publicly voices
their opinion or gets into public conflict with their defined enemy. That person who is now
called a leader may never announce his/her vision, destination or goal and lay out steps to
follow or walk with her/him to that destination.
Some sisters and brothers, who are now referred to as leaders, should be properly defined as
“voices of dissent” or “voices of conflict” or “teachers”. Their good intentions should be
appreciated and any impact for the better should be rewarded, but improper labeling only
leads to false hope and disappointment of those who then expect to be led to the “promised
land”.
There is a critical issue afflicting us that we must address in order to be able to move out of the
"Wilderness" and into the "Promised Land" and to help us understand before we criticize those
in "leadership".
The issue is what I term "SUBCONSCIOUS BETRAYAL". Subconscious is: "of or concerning the
part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and
feelings". Betrayal: "to disappoint the hopes or expectations of". Throughout the years of
traveling to different countries meeting and working with various government leaders, some
who actually fought to attain their country's independence or new-found freedoms. A lot of
these "revolutionaries" had become the "new elite" and seemed to had forgotten the
aspirations of the masses, but through talking with them it was clear that they were fully aware.
The subconscious of those individuals had come under the influence of new-found comforts of
big titles, money, cars and luxurious homes and of course the influence such held toward the
opposite sex and pleasure thereof. Now with their NATURAL yearning for comfort/paradise
answered, the subconscious betrayed the aspirations of the masses who still were "have-nots".
This is a completely natural occurrence that should not be blamed on those leaders for even
they do not understand the control that they are under.
We all know how when we get what we went hard for, we then slack off. The champ no longer
fights like he did. The homie or homegirl from the hood strikes it big and doesn't come back to
"show love". My beloved, there is wisdom in Mathew 19:24 which states: "And again I say unto
you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into
the kingdom of God". Luke 6:20: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed be
ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God". That is the natural consequence that we may find
some in "leadership" in. Their subconscious will dictate that they do not make any radical or
drastic moves that will risk personal comfort while trying to gain comfort for others. A sad but
true reality family.
THE CONDITION OF BLACKS IN AMERICA
To change a condition you must first acknowledge what condition you are in. One look at the
Black community and its affairs and you will see a people with so much potential yet are