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Where Are the Attacks on Black Organizations, Including Fraternities and Sororities Coming From?
Not all the calls are coming from inside the house
I was recently asked to respond to a recent trend of “younger Black people who seem to resent our historical and revered religious, social, and educational institutions.” These include people publicly renouncing their memberships in Black fraternities and sororities and prompted the question, “Why are we seeing the BLM generation bashing the HBCUs, Divine 9, Black church, Jack & Jill, and other social/service organizations?”
This question sent me spiraling into research into the criticisms, most of which are found on YouTube, and a deep dive into what is being criticized and assessing the validity of the complaints. In full disclosure, I am or have been active in many of the types of groups targeted, including an HBCU (Fisk University), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the NAACP, and the Prince Hall Freemasons. My children grew up in Jack & Jill and were raised in the Black church as I was. To quote Isaac Hayes from the “I Stand Accused” monologue.
“Mama took us to church, and I was in the choir too, hey yeah I sang a little bit in Sunday school.” — Isaac Hayes
