Some have taken to the street while some have used their social media influence to speak out against the never ending problem.
Usher, chose to use his social media to speak out against racism.
As he called out the vice he called on the black community to unite and build their own economy which would give them the power to make radical changes. This will In turn help them help them free themselves from oppressive and unjust system.
Read his emotional post below.
Racism in America is a systemic problem.
In the United States, the most effective way of changing policies, laws and even the constitution is through ECONOMIC POWER. We, as African-Americans, do not have an economic base from which to attain this power. We are currently participating in the building of an economy that we do not own nor reap the profits from. We are working to make OTHERS richer and more powerful. It seems that we have no other choice but to build our own economy that African Americans own.
We should establish an economic ecosystem in which our businesses are interdependent and supportive of each other. A system in which we build and support our own businesses: our own gas stations, our own retail stores our own tech companies etc... This will give us the power to make the radical changes needed to free ourselves from this oppressive and unjust system under which we have always suffered .
I will be posting a series of video clips of African-American activists speaking about the lack of African American industry and economy and the fact we need to change this paradigm for our own survival as a people. I will also post a list of African American Businesses that you can support now. Let us create and build our own future so that we as African Americans may grow and prosper instead of dying in the streets.