blacknationalismisaself-helpphilosophy.what''sissogoodaboutit?youcanstayrightinthechurchwhereyouareandstilltakeblacknationalismasyourphilosophy.youcanstayinanykindofcivicorganizationthatyoubelongtoandstilltakeblacknationalismasyourphilosophy.youcanbeanatheistandstilltakeblacknationalismasyourphilosophy.thisisaphilosophythateliminatestheneceityfordivisionandargument.''causeifyouareblackyoushouldbethinkingblack,andifyouareblackandyounotthinkingblackatthislatedate,welli''msorryforyou.
onceyouchangeyourphilosophy,youchangeyourthoughtpattern.onceyouchangeyourthoughtpattern,youchangeyour--yourattitude.onceyouchangeyourattitude,itchangesyourbehaviorpatternandthenyougoonintosomeaction.aslongasyougottasit-downphilosophy,you''llhaveasit-downthoughtpattern,andaslongasyouthinkthatoldsit-downthoughtyou''llbeinsomekindofsit-downaction.they''llhaveyousittingineverywhere.it''snotsogoodtorefertowhatyou''regoingtodoasasit-in.thatrighttherecastratesyou.rightthereitbringsyoudown.what--whatgoeswithit?what--thinkoftheimageofsomeonesitting.anoldwomancansit.anoldmancansit.achumpcansit.acowardcansit.anythingcansit.wellyouandibeensittinglongenough,andit''stimetodayforustostartdoingsomestanding,andsomefightingtobackthatup.
whenwelooklike--atotherpartsofthisearthuponwhichwelive,wefindthatblack,brown,red,andyellowpeopleinafricaandasiaaregettingtheirindependence.they''renotgettingitbysinging“weshallovercome.”no,they''regettingitthroughnationalism.itisnationalismthatbroughtabouttheindependenceofthepeopleinasia.everynationinasiagaineditsindependencethroughthephilosophyofnationalism.everynationontheafricancontinentthathasgottenitsindependencebroughtitaboutthroughthephilosophyofnationalism.anditwilltakeblacknationalism--thattobringaboutthefreedomof22millionafro-americahereinthiscountrywherewehavesuffer