Nice links. I was already aware of a few of them
And yes, these programs may help black people but they are not for the exclusive benefit of black people. Other groups use their community centers, churches and others, to create programs exclusively for their group. Not "low income initiatives" or other ambiguous terms. None of these fit that mold even if the majority of their beneficiaries are black due to location.
B.E.S.T. is part of the
Atlanta Public School System, so it
cannot be for the exclusive benefit of black children. Nor can it truly control it's curriculum full scale. NOWHERE in it's mission or vision are black children mentioned.
The Ron Clark Academy, bro? The school where they have black kids dancing and sh#t. Where middle class white teachers, and their black cheerleaders, patronize black parents and children by "teaching them in a way they can relate to." By shucking and jiving? This isn't even worth a critical response.
Invest Atlanta is city program and has a mixed leadership team. It is not for the exclusive benefit of black people within the city of Atlanta. The Board of Directors has nine people.
FIVE OF THOSE NINE ARE WHITE.
Their small business loan are specifies "minority" and "female-owned." No mention of black or African-American.
Stonehenge Capital does not specify black people. It specifies "low-income communities." Ambiguous terminology that may benefit black people but is not for their exclusive benefit.
Bro, you say "keep em coming" but you haven't been able to give me ONE thing started by a black church that is exclusively and explicitly for the benefit of black man, woman or child.
Not "low income communities." Not single gender education. Not for "people of color." I'm talking about a black church that has created a business or political program for the exclusive benefit of black people and black people only.
Peace