Trust & Unity the Mortar & the Brick

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
-- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Last Saturday 2-6, we held the first of three “Think Tank” community gatherings at Truth bookstore. Next Saturday 2-20, we’ll be at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit. 

We wanted to discuss if the African American community has what it takes to reignite the movement of the 1960’s to create a “new” social agenda in 2010. 

If the more than 100 people who came out to Truth are any indication the answer is a resounding “maybe”, if we can develop trust in each other and a willingness to unite in more than name only.

Which got me thinking… why is it so tough to trust each other enough to unite around a common goal, or is that the problem, determining a common goal among 45 million Black folks? Which took my thought deeper. Maybe we don’t know how to develop trust or know the answer to the question of how to attain unity.

So starting today through February 20, we’ll provide the answers to the how. Stay with us for the next 8 days, tell your friends and be a part of changing our world.

Excerpt from: ‘Up From the Under, What We Should Do Next’

Trust begins with candid communication and grows through frequent dialogue and interaction with other individuals. The communication process is two way, a conversation not a lecture. The objective of the process is to determine similarities and differences in point of view in order to develop links or build bridges for the achievement of a shared objective.

For trust to blossom the conversation must be frank, open and complete.

Secrets, hidden agendas, false motives and half truths will derail the trust building process like an ice encased track will derail a freight train.