Summary
I was asked one day, "Why is it that Black folks (in America) need legislation to be citizens?" They continued to question, "Why is it the president has to sign our Voter's Rights Act every 25 years? Didn't we build this country?" The best answer I could some up with at that moment was, "It's the "Black tax'!"
What is this "Black tax" that imbues every corner of African life in America? I'm glad you asked. I can remember from earliest childhood my mother instilling in me that I must be better than White people. She told me not to fall to their guile level of treating people or doing business. All of that didn't make much sense to me at a young age. However, growing into American society, all of her instructions began to take root and created a discerning student of life in America.See the full content of this document
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'Black Tax'
"Depend upon it, whenever the American people shall become convinced that they have gone too far in recognizing the rights of the Negro, they will find some way to abridge (take a...
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