"Petitions only work when the people receiving it believe that the people signing it will use the ballot or economic power to back it. Otherwise it’s just a piece of paper with names on it. How about this for addressing police violence against…"

"    Prior to the 1980s, Black people could belong to any political party and no one gave it a second thought; Dr. King, Malcolm X, Roy Wilkins, Nikki Giovanni, the Panthers and many others along with the Civil Rights Movement, the…"

" Pianki First wiki is not a credible source. As a teen I would stand in line for hours to see James Brown. But James Brown was not a good role model. He robbed his band and all but beat Tammy Terrell to death. We as a people need to know the…"

"With Al doing such a fine job, you would think that the other civil rights leaders would have died of. Instead, they are creating civil rights groups like churches. I have one thing Al and Jesse can’t claim, victories, success.  Help me…"

"Pianki You said: “Back during the day, Mr. Pratt, you would have been so happy to see a Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson arrive on the scene.”  Back during the day I was a teenage follower of Malcolm X. This video is my charge against…"

"Black people haven't had someone so anti Black in the White House since Woodrow Wilson who ushered in the KKK,  "

"pianki said: We need to work for our own, just like we were doing thousands of years before.  A thousand years ago? How about 50 years ago. You can’t serve two masters. We had separate but equal; but that wasn’t good enough. We…"

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"Pianki Come on; what do you mean a good start? We have a monument on the mall in DC and we celebrate a national holiday, MLK Day. That’s supposed to mean victory.  I.e. We celebrate July 4th; you don’t see the IRS sending a check to…"

"Safirah chinwe: Sorry for this late answer; somehow I missed your post. First, I never said withhold votes. I simply said: Ask for something in return. And secondly, the Republicans seem to win without Black votes. They have won the white house 28…"

"  Sorry Painki that don't pass the smell test. First trickledown economics is not civil rights. The intent is to help prominent Blacks and some low paying jobs trickle down to poor and working class Blacks. Secondly, every civil rights…"

"First let me say: As for hip Hop’s having a negative influence on Black kids, it’s not Hip Hop; it’s Black adults. We tell them not to use drugs; then we turn around and elect Marion; preachers rape our kids and we support the…"

"There are two Black Americas. They are seperate and unequal. This is clearly visable in who civil rights leaders, Black politicians and other prominent blacks will come to the aid of. When compared, it is almost impossible to find a poor and or…"

"Painki: I'm was talking about right now, at this moment; Black voters are powerful. The power is not at the ballot box; the power in threatening to stay home. After November its over.   "

"The whole world knows that Obama can’t possibly win without Black voters. Why can’t Black people see that is power? That power and our willingness to use it to change things should be in the mind of anyone wanting to harm our children.…"

"We are sensitive to the point of self destruction. First, why are we trying to keep up with White people when they are behind the Asian? Secondly racism is the biggest hoax in America. In America, racism sells, just look at all the rich civil rights…"