For forty years after the death of Martin Luther King, African Americans wandered in the wilderness of American society in search of the Promised Land. For these forty years, African Americans struggled to find their identity, their moral center, and their sense of self-worth. The journey ended with the election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008, and this became the awakening. In From the Curse of Willie Lynch to the Awakening, author James C. Rollins discusses how African Americans can now begin to believe in themselves and build a strong society. Rollins discusses the important elements in creating a proud, strong, black segment of American society, which include: New, young leadership Sound and viable educational opportunities Wealth building Political power From the Curse of Willie Lynch to the Awakening seeks to promote change within the African American community. It serves to empower African American youth to begin building that shining city on the hill, a city that black Americans can be proud of.
African Americans have allowed themselves to be defined by the media as national economic dependents. Nothing is farther from the truth. We have a spending resource larger than most countries in the world. We had earned income (GDP) of $1 trillion in 2012. By comparison, that is larger than the GDP of Argentina, 483.5 billion; South Africa, 491.4 billion; and Poland, 463 billion. The problem is not how much we have. The problem is how we use it. We tend to spend our wealth on disposable items. We aren’t poor. We are just “bling-bling broke,” and until we understand and appreciate the value of our financial resources, we will always lag behind in the quest for real wealth in America.
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