What is the so called Black leadership such as the NAACP doing to combat these companies rolling back DEI expect whining and complaining?

[HarlemHottie]

Legal:

Florida Educators Urge Appeals Court to Block Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act | American Civil Liberties Union
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/14/desantis-stop-woke-lawsuit-00163536?utm



Public pressure and advocacy:

Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-rele...policies-in-public-universities-and-colleges/
NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida

Only one of these is an actual legal filing but I guess it's better than nothing.

No. The decisions on what to challenge in court are made through a collaborative process within the LDF and its President and Director-Counsel, Janai S. Nelson.

Is this thread not about economic justice? Yes, details of when, where, and which LEGAL strategy should go through the woman you posted, but she should be working in the background while the one I posted should be front-facing, dealing with the populace directly. Again,

Keisha Deonarine serves as Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice, guiding the strategy that drives the NAACP's work inclusive economy, race, and justice work. Keisha is a consultant specializing in anti-racism and anti-white supremacy strategic planning. She commits to educating businesses, organizations, and individuals contextualizing and resolving inequitable outcomes that are rooted in our shared Black history and race.

 

[Gains]

boycott McDonalds

 

[DaHNIC82]

You should ask bothsiders who voted for trump

They said they want their racism fully open so it would be easier to fight it.

The both siders are like a small ass 2.5 percent..

Take that energy to them Lietinos and CACs

 

[HarlemHottie]

Instead of attacking our allies, Be one of our allies and attack our enemies yourself.

Do what you claim the NAACP should be doing yourself. This strategy of letting our enemies do everything unchecked and only checking people we feel should be checking them is nonsense.

NAACP didn't overturn any DEI initiatives. Use the energy you have going at the NAACP and go at the people overturning it directly

Yes, regular person with no legal training. Why aren't YOU doing the job of a historic non- profit? It should be super easy to organize all the necessary professionals, pro bono ofc.

Unserious.

 

[Roger king]

These organizations need resources and are usually underfunded and paid little sums of money, they serve its purpose still

 

[Luke Cage]

Yes, regular person with no legal training. Why aren't YOU doing the job of a historic non- profit? It should be super easy to organize all the necessary professionals, pro bono ofc.

Unserious.

Oh its too hard for anybody but the NAACP?
This is what i mean. Attacking people for "not doing enough" The are just one angle. Not to be judge for succeeding or failing but just one part of a combine whole that can be working towards the solution

 

[feelosofer]

Because the uncomfortable truth is that is about as much power as any Black organization really has.

We can't even get along enough to stop the gender wars or diaspora wars (I'm not going to argue who started either only that it needs to end) but we want to enact meaningful change in say a 4 year period a period of unprecedented turmoil and a potential major shift in American domestic policy. I'm saying the game is over but we are probably down to our last life or two and we're out of continues. This is the problem all we want to do is take shortcuts and fast solutions when this was a long game.

The NAACP is financially running on fumes and has been the better part of 15-20 years.

 

[HarlemHottie]

Oh its too hard for anybody but the NAACP?
This is what i mean. Attacking people for "not doing enough" The are just one angle. Not to be judge for succeeding or failing but just one part of a combine whole that can be working towards the solution

People get downright nonsensical when you expect black ppl to actually do the advocacy work for which they are so handsomely compensated.

Don't lie, you work for a non-profit and feel shamed.

 

[HarlemHottie]

The NAACP is financially running on fumes and has been the better part of 15-20 years.

Probably because THEY DON'T DO shyt. Yall bugging in here, fr.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

Only one of these is an actual legal filing but I guess it's better than nothing.


Is this thread not about economic justice? Yes, details of when, where, and which LEGAL strategy should go through the woman you posted, but she should be working in the background while the one I posted should be front-facing, dealing with the populace directly. Again,

Keisha Deonarine serves as Director of Opportunity, Race, and Justice, guiding the strategy that drives the NAACP's work inclusive economy, race, and justice work. Keisha is a consultant specializing in anti-racism and anti-white supremacy strategic planning. She commits to educating businesses, organizations, and individuals contextualizing and resolving inequitable outcomes that are rooted in our shared Black history and race.

I don't get it. I outlined public-facing advocacy and you dismissed it. Hell, you dismissed everything I've been saying here in an effort to steer the conversation to one where only *your* framing matters. Like, it seems contradictory to me for you to dismiss those efforts as insufficient while also suggesting a focus on a public-facing figure like Keisha Deonarine. The examples I provided show that this kind of public engagement is already happening.

Stop dancing around it and express your true beliefs, because what you're doing now makes no sense.

 

[T’Challa’s Heir]

Ask the NAACP.

I’m asking you. Surely you have some ideas of where to look for a case they can just “win.” I mean it’s not like the Eleventh Circuit shot down a program that awarded like 20k in venture capital funds headed by black women in the last 6 months or anything.

My overall point is, it’s easy to throw out an idea. But shyt takes planning and nuance, and the just win a case in front a hostile case in the abstract isn’t helpful to the discourse. And honestly leads to people being discouraged.

 

[Geek Nasty]

You think the NAACP had magic powers?

 

[skylove4]

Why are our modern civil rights organizations so damn weak and inept? Not just the NAACP but other civil rights orgs as well.

Because they would rather be on dumb both sides shyt, giving both parties an equal platform and coverage. Trump and the MAGA movement should have been treated as a terminal threat to black people. They should have called out black message boards, things like the shade room, and podcasters like Tariq for being paid to cause voter suppression.

 

[Wild self]

Can we have one thread that doesn't devolve into attacking each other?

Look at the posters that started it with the divisive comments

 

[HarlemHottie]

I don't get it. I outlined public-facing advocacy and you dismissed it. Hell, you dismissed everything I've been saying here in an effort to steer the conversation to one where only *your* framing matters. Like, it seems contradictory to me for you to dismiss those efforts as insufficient while also suggesting a focus on a public-facing figure like Keisha Deonarine. The examples I provided show that this kind of public engagement is already happening.

Stop dancing around it and express your true beliefs, because what you're doing now makes no sense.

Public facing advocacy in a thread about economics should, idk... address economics? If you don't like that focus, this isn't the thread for you. The sole legal action you cited is a local issue and has nothing to do with getting our mf'ing paper unless you're a teacher in FL (in which case, I'm so sorry). I should be seeing Ms. Deonarine all over black-focused media telling small business owners ABOUT the resources and education they've made available and something of their plans moving forward.

My 'true beliefs' have been stated repeatedly: As a paying member, the NAACP has given me no reason to continue on. They advocated for DACA more vigorously, and used my money to do it, btw, both nationally and locally. I get all the shytty emails: mixers, dinners, celebrations of this or that worthless negro. Bp are being murdered for sport in my city and all they get is Monday morning quarter back ass 'condemnations' from the Legal Defense Fund. WTF ARE THEY FUNDING??!

Until you put something on it yourself, who tf you trynna check?