[bert]

Durham is now and always has been a dysfunctional black town. Think of slurs and that is the reality of Durham.

[Alia]

For quite some time in America, there's been a question in the black identity culture as to which way to deal with Racist/Imperialistic "regimes"... (America, it is said). To go the Booker Washington path... or the Nat Turner path.

I've gotten the mighty clue that the leadership in Durham has gone the Nat Turner path. It doesn't involve much critical thought, just a rebelling against all things white.

Note: The History of Nat Turner's rebellion is an amazing story of throwing off one's oppressors. He was right. And right to do so. It's the "afterward" of what he supported and encouraged which appears to be what Nation of Islam runs in tandem with. And the various Black Panther groups. It's why, I suspect, they refer to conservative Blacks as "oreos" for not supporting a rebellion of all things "white".

While Durham in its early days was more in line with the Booker Washington form of thought -- using ideas and knowledge and education -- it appears a "big brother/we rule" has taken hold in Durham.

[za_claws]

Durham is now and always has been a dysfunctional black town.

I remember several years ago watching a story on TV about how well blacks did in Durham, The story compared and contrasted Durham to other places, one thing they said was Detroit has 10 times a black population than Durham but Durham has 10 times as many black entrepreneurs than Detroit.