But, strange as this may sound, black America may now be strong enough to fashion an economic model of development and justice based on a new mixture of self-reliance and limited progressive politics. The conservative assault on black America has been a nightmare, but it has also cleared the way for a new development path, if we have the courage and patience to take it. Before outlining this potentially fruitful approach, we must understand how conservatism rebuilt American racism after the demise of Jim Crow.
His proposal is moderate and doable. It would beautifully complement something like the Technology Infrastructure and Training initiative at Dubois Learning Center, which is in my biased estimation, a singular node of masterful and proven black pedagogy and technological excellence.
Brother Andrews is on the right track and as much of his proposal as I've seen here in Part II qualifies nicely as pragmatic radicalism.