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Why a Black man's think tank? I could list the negative statistics that are descriptive of Black people, Black men in particular, but that's less important to me. What is more important is freedom to assimilate or to be assimilated. I will explain that shortly. First, I must state that I do not believe as Dick Gregory and Cornel West that we are moral agents with the mission to get White people or anyone else for that matter to see the error in their ways; nor am I a defeatist. Chance has it that one man is just as immoral as another, which makes sense since we are all equally homo sapiens. Now, let's talk about assimilation. It is natural for a living organism to bring external material into itself or its activities in order to fulfill a need. White people bring other people including non-White people into their activities such as work to fulfill a need. When I go to work, I have been assimilated. I have no problem with that especially since I must eat, but I would also like the chance to do more assimilating--other than eating and taking in sunlight. Remember, we are all homo sapiens and therefore should assimilate equally. It's natural. Assimilation implies freedom, which in my opinion, Blacks have really not had in comparable numbers to our American counterparts.
On a more fundamental level, not assimilating eventually leads to death or disfunctional behavior. Are you willing to admit that we, in many ways, are disfunctional--Black men in particular?
To my first question, the Black Man's Think Tank allows me and hopefully others who feel like me to assimilate rather than consistently be assimilated, to have more freedom, and to escape death.
If what I have said makes any sense to you and you seek the same freedom that I do than I would be honored to speak to your audience on behalf of Black men who "think".
Marlon Aldridge's Biography (MSWord document)
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