I am a softie (I know y'all thinking simp....haha...forget y'all haha). I think almost anyone is redeemable. Secure The Tribe is pushing the same things everyone on here is. So, I want them to continue. In the end it will all work out I think (or hope). If someone was talking about Tariq's children, I can't blame him one iota for being done with a group who didn't check someone saying that. I get it. I'd be the same. That said, having people talking reparations in various cities, even if they are only a few is significant.
The local and major media mentioned them. Yes, it was negative but they MENTIONED them. They are scared. There are handful of people demonstrating in DC every day about anything from fake moon landing to the Area 51 having aliens. No one gives a sh*t. The major media gave a sh*t and the manner in which they reported means they were shook. I want that to continue.
That said, I would say this to Secure The Tribe. Fall back for a second, get together, honestly talk about how things went down, how the conduct was and the aftermath and come out of it with an in house, comprehensive plan for what's next. What to do and more importantly not to do.
I've never heard Tariq complain TBA, PBT, Dr. Boyce and Taurean Reign didn't talk up his crowdfunding for the museum as it was happening prior, real time or immediately after. I never heard TBA complain Tariq didn't support or talk up his putting up billboards.
You know how they got together? Tariq observed the work he was putting in and donated what TBA described as a 'sizeable check' towards one of his projects. Tariq didn't ask for anything, wasn't expecting to be recognized, he didn't say he was donating to anyone. So, when Secure The Tribe says why didn't the new black media big them up, to be fair, when has the big 3 bigged up each other's projects tough? If someone calls in and mentioned it, they'd wish them luck but not arbitrarily. The only time I heard Tariq publicly request anything of TBA was to speak at the march. "...and TBA we could use you brother" or something to that effect. That's it. The Jumper white boy asked Tariq are there any others he should listen to and Tariq mentioned TBA and PBT but if the guy didn't ask that question, he wouldn't have said sh*t about them but its not because he doesn't respect them. He had both of them on the program once.
So, they can't say its off code when the norm is that it's (publicly pushing other projects) not done among them. That's asking for special treatment and being upset not getting it. I truly hope and wish this just becomes a learning experience, that eventually makes the group better and more effective.
Again...an again, the more voices we have talking about reparations, black empowerment the better. The side beefs notwithstanding.