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“There is another class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do do not want to lose their jobs.”
– – Booker T. Washington circa 1901
Black Quill & Ink is compiling a list of people who Mr. Washington was speaking of in that quote. They are currently fomenting racism for monetary and political gain.
Guess who are the first two people they list?
Plain Jane
January 30th, 2012
Barach Hussein Obama
Jesse Jackson
Al Sharpton
Plain Jane
January 30th, 2012
oops– Barak
Plain Jane
January 30th, 2012
oops–Barack
Plain Jane
January 30th, 2012
oops–Barry Soetoro
bucketman
January 30th, 2012
The african-american studies dept. of any college anywhere.
Diann
January 30th, 2012
How on earth did Booker T. know about the Reverend Al and Rainbow Jesse (AKA The Justice Brothers)?
exceller
January 30th, 2012
Wow! How prophetic was Mr. Washington? Boy did he ever have these race hustlers of today pegged for what they are. They desperately want to hold on to their grievances because there’s big money to be made.
Milwaukee Mike
January 30th, 2012
For the love of money
People will lie, rob, they will cheat
For the love of money
People don’t care who they hurt or beat
Stirrin the B.S.
January 30th, 2012
Probably THE number one reason that blacks lag behind in education and income.
They’re not oppressed anymore and they don’t have to circle the wagons anymore. This whole notion of congressional black caucus, NAACP, black chamber of commerce and every other “black only” organization, divides and conquers them more than it benefits them.
As usual, the only people that benefit are the so-called leaders.
Menderman
January 30th, 2012
Allen West and Condi Rice?
Nunya
January 30th, 2012
How fast would the race-hustlers of today be outta business if we were to go a little old-school and let Mr Cain, Col West, Lloyd Marcus, Thomas Sowell, Alfonso Rachel, and a few more of their Patriot bruthas string them up from the nearest tree?
Or is 147 years “too soon?”
That’s who is gonna hafta lead this fight, my multicolored friends
Tim
January 30th, 2012
Washington and Watts had it right – race hustlers and poverty pimps.
Al and Jesse are festering pustules on the ass of society.
Commissar M
January 30th, 2012
Washington is one of my heroes and this quote is among the many reasons why.
I hate to admit but I actually used to be friends with the younger sibling of one of the people on BQI’s list. I’ve also met his wife and his mother. Mom was a gracious lady while wife was pissy and imperious.
DJ JR
January 30th, 2012
Bill Clinton (he said he was black) and 93% of blacks in the USA
BWSEATTLE
January 30th, 2012
Yep, yep, great post. Of course it’s Je$$ie Jack$on and Al $harpton.
steppenwolf
January 30th, 2012
they left joe madison off the list. this asshole can find race in a pencile. see the black part leaves all the marks and the pencile gets the credit for everything. he is a world class jerk, and a stupid one at that.
CrustyB
January 30th, 2012
I knew that Obama’s election was one of the worst things that could happen to the Sharptons & Jacksons of the world. “Never a black president” became one less grievance they could trade for cash. No wonder Jackson literally cried at Obama’s Chicago inauguration party.
99th Squad Leader
January 30th, 2012
Booker T. Washington knew what he was talking about because he had a contemporary, W. E. B. Du Bois, who was a racist, communist, narcissist who exploited blacks of his day. DuBois was also a Margaret H. Sanger (Planned Parenthood) associate.
Dano
January 30th, 2012
Sounds like he was a wise man to me.
Name Redacted™
January 30th, 2012
Wow, I was just thinking of buying Up From Slavery. Now I will for sure!
Only $2.00 for the Dover Thrift Edition.
pale male
January 31st, 2012
I be havin a degree in Afro-Ameriken Studies and applied to Walmart for a stock clerk job. Walmart be hiring only negroes with law degrees.