More of us need to understand that.
No one can/will lift us up other than us. When most of us realize what's at stake, give a d@mn, and start helping each other we will rise.
The biggest enemy of us, the largest obstacle to our success isn't white people, isn't the system, it's ourselves. Our refusal to help each other succeed and understand the system, empowing each other economically, and passing to our children something other than consumerism is what destroys us.
Our disjointedness is what blocks us from greatness.
That starts with the man raising and protecting his family properly, then going out and influencing the community, etc. But a man that cannot raise a functional, unbroken family cannot lead. He who cannot lead his household will not be able to lead other men for very long.