This may be the most controversial article you have ever read. At the same time, controversial conversations can alter your perspective on reality. Modified perspectives can usher in new actions.

I wish it was an easy conversation. It’s not. It really is analogous to telling the scientific world that the earth is not the center of the universe. Copernicus was ostracized for that. Therefore, there is a social risk of saying everything that I am going to say.

For starters, mindset is key. The mindset you have is a reflection of the reality you were given. The only reality you can have is the one your environment gave you. If they told you that the earth is the center of the universe, that is your reality, even if it is not a fact. That is an example of how one’s environment has blind spots.

One of the biggest problems with the reality they gave you is that you think it’s correct. And you will do anything to defend it. That has been part of the reason for wars and all kinds of disputes. People would rather be right about the belief system that their environment gave them. That is what religious dogma is made of.

To set the stage, he has been taught white supremacy. That is an oxymoron. Those two words cannot go together as long as you blacks exist anywhere in the universe. Whites have known this for decades. I am aware that in the 1950s hospitals began testing babies immediately after birth. They tested a black and white baby side by side. The black child always clearly demonstrated superior and advanced brain function and motor skills. The fact that black Americans complain about white supremacy is an example of how things that don’t exist are promoted. In fact, every time you talk about it, you talk for it to exist.

In 1994, racism died. African Americans were welcomed into the business and political world in a way that had not happened, in what is called the United States of America. The fact that he died is the reason the stage was set for Barak Obama to win the presidential campaign. Before Obama, he had the first black governor in the United States: Doug Wilder in Virginia, 1990-1994. Also, David Dinkins as Mayor of NYC 1990-1993. Whether people liked Wilder or Dinkins was irrelevant. Both men demonstrated that it was possible for a black person to run for office, win, and serve their term. The doors were opened after this. For example, the first black person to become CEO of a large publicly traded company was Robert “Bob” Holland. He became CEO of Ben & Jerry’s in 1995.

Many black Americans missed the open door. Instead of going through it, they complained. If they had trained and developed for the opportunities on the other side of the door, they would have exploited the market and hired each other, once inside. This could have happened if you were an employee or an entrepreneur. By the way, a college degree doesn’t prepare you for the opportunities on the other side of the door. Constant training and development has to happen. Professional athletes get it. This is why a person like Usain Bolt can break his own world records. It’s also why people like Steve Jobs can reach their level of success after completing just one semester of college.

Part of what black Americans complained about was the result of interracial fights. Black men and women were involved in a battle of the sexes. That was and always has been a distraction. Now that the black family structure has been decimated, black Americans are waking up. Yet you are waking up to the aftermath of the war. And it’s still happening with black men shooting each other. Too many children grew up without a father. Too many women said they didn’t need a man. While it’s true that white women bait black women with the feminist movement, they didn’t have to bite it. When you take someone’s bait, you allow them to shape your environment and create your reality. Now you are in an ugly hole and you have no idea how you got there. If you look back, there has been one distraction after another. Now poverty has increased in the black community compared to 1965, when more than 70% of black households had both biological parents. Incarceration also increased, while the percentage of black businesses decreased.

Stop biting the hook! If it’s not about economic power in the black community, it’s a distraction. That includes protesting, fighting, and complaining. You cannot protest your way to success. You have to build. Looking ahead, the choice is yours. Take the hook or believe.

What do you think? I’d love to hear your comments. And I am open to ideas. Or if you want to write to me about a specific topic, connect through my blog www.turnaroundip.blogspot.com.