What makes your organization different from other black organizations? I am the founder and President of the Grass Roots Community Activist Movement. I am a Christian Socialist. A Christian socialist is a form of socialism based on the teachings of Jesus. Many Christian socialists believe that capitalism is idolatrous and rooted in greed, social inequality, and institutionalized racism which most Christian denominations consider a mortal sin. I am also a social entrepreneur. A social entrepreneur are people who tries to solve social, cultural, and environmental issues. Some of my Christian friends ask me why do I include secular people on my friends list? I explain to them that we as Christians should focus on what we stand for: love, compassion, social justice, and liberation theology. Jesus commanded us to be a witness to others not just for us to read his word, but to activate social change in the world according to Luke 4:18-19. There are lots of established organizations that keep on using the same sound bites. If given a chance my organization will end gun violence, poverty, police brutality, and structural inequality within the communities and cities we will serve. We will be using my book “The Solution For Black America: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, And Restoring The Urban Ghettos In America” Second Edition as the foundation for this organization. This organization is a spin off from Dr. King’s “Poor People’s March.” What set apart my organization from those that currently exist is that our focus on the Black Family and also to provide basic services to the low income African American Community. The Grass Roots Community Activist Movement will be a private for profit service base business. It will have three main components a social service component, a spiritual component, and a political component. Our focus is on strengthening single black mothers, single black fathers, and low income two parent families that want and need our services. We will provide goods and services to our clients and members and provide private employment within the organization pending on our budget and sponsorship. Most of all we will confront the Willie Lynch Mentality which is holding us back as a racial group. I want to make Chicago a model for other cities around the country. I am only focusing on 25 cities because of 22 years of rejection by established black organizations in my city. Once were established in 25 cities within 25 states I plan to expand my organization abroad to Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean Islands to people that want and need our services. My Book Link on Amazon amazon/Solution-Black-America-Reclaiming-Rebuiling/dp/1480074365/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353183068&sr=1-5&keywords=The+Solution+For+Black+America My Organization GRCAM manwellsmovement.webs/home.htm
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