I've written about putting in work for black empowerment before and I'll repeat it. In every movement, even the bad ones like white supremacy, many of the people you work for, sweat for, spend resources for even willing to die for will not only not appreciate it, but will attack you on the most mundane, bullshyt of things. You'll be lied on, accused of stuff and your statements will be misunderstood.
And the people you admire will sometimes disappoint. Someone on here (you know who you are) said 'Never meet your heroes'. Yeah, even they will disappoint you.
They will support other things, mundane, non life or black affirming over an event to build them. It's just the nature of the beast, (no offense meant, its a saying). Some days, you will think 'is it even worth it?'.
I guarantee you, the great elders of the past felt that way and TBA, Tariq, Jay, Dr. Umar, whomever, in the work large and small. I know I couldn't do it. I am a behind the scenes guy. I'll donate my time, money, whatever I can but I don't want to be out there in front as an influencer / leader or whatever.
I feel badly for Meechee X. It's well known I'm a big fan of Tariq but I didn't have any animosity towards her. She wants to help black people. We arent' all going to agree, our influencers aren't all going to agree and there will be petty rivalries and such. I know that and that's why I am not doing the 'take sides thing'. I want Bey, Meechee and Dr. Umar to do well. Truly.
Some of us have had our own internal this and that on here. I hold zero grudges on anyone who has said anything about me. It's normal. Just being on here I know people are for black empowerment even if we don't agree on the paths and what constitutes code.
I just hope she doesn't give up. The fight is the reward. The reward isn't people acknowledging it.
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