The Vulture
“‘Thank you, Brother Bishop, for those kind words of introduction . . . Brothers and sisters, I’d like to thank each of you for coming out on a night such as this to hear us. As Brother Bishop told you, BAMBU* is a black organization that was founded in New York City almost a year ago. The aim of BAMBU is to develop a collective approach to the specific problems of black people. When we use the word “collective” we mean that black people can only solve their problems when they are unified in ter...ms of thinking and acting.
‘Black people have to move to a level where they begin to push toward each other as brothers and sisters. This means that brothers from the Bronx cannot get into a hassle with brothers from Brooklyn. As Brother Malcolm has taught us, “We don’t catch hell because we are Baptist or Methodist, Mason or Elks, Democrats or Republicans.” In other words, we don’t catch hell because we are from Brooklyn or the Bronx. We catch hell because we are black.
‘Once you and I understand and accept this, then we may begin to take care of business collectively.MoreLess
‘Black people have to move to a level where they begin to push toward each other as brothers and sisters. This means that brothers from the Bronx cannot get into a hassle with brothers from Brooklyn. As Brother Malcolm has taught us, “We don’t catch hell because we are Baptist or Methodist, Mason or Elks, Democrats or Republicans.” In other words, we don’t catch hell because we are from Brooklyn or the Bronx. We catch hell because we are black.
‘Once you and I understand and accept this, then we may begin to take care of business collectively.MoreLess
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