Michigan African American Leadership Summit

MAALS 19 Basic Rules for Black Unity, Survival, and Progress

1. Support Black religious/non-religious institutions, Community-Based Organizations, and Activists who are consistently addressing community issues.

2. Support Black businesses; create Black micro-economic enterprises; make donations to Black causes.

3. Support Black family and community life; establish better Black male/female relations; assist Black youth and protect Black elders.

4. Support positive independent Black media; challenge negative media. Be informed and inform – “each one teach one.”

5. Stop Black-on-Black violence; oppose crime, drugs, and exploitation of Black communities.

6. Be concerned about the plight of Blacks in prison; create and support prison outreach programs and re-entry efforts.

7. Oppose unjust wars, oppression, racism, discrimination, gentrification; demand civil and human rights.

8. Oppose and organize against police profiling, harassment, brutality, and murder.

9. Register to vote and hold elected officials accountable; but more important than voting is to participate in building strong self-determined Black community institutions.

10. Get involved in local school issues; create community-based alternative educational learning centers.

11. Secure and defend Black communities; have pride in Black neighborhoods; advocate for Black interests.

12. Organize block-clubs and mutual-aid networks; promote principled and operational Black Unity.

13. Have regular open community forums; discuss and debate critical social economic issues; offer constructive criticism.

14. Oppose self-serving agendas, divisiveness, dis-unity; don't spread gossip, and control jealousy.

15. Participate in community affairs; become a volunteer or mentor.

16. Promote health awareness; exercise and eat nutritiously.

17. Be concerned about environmental issues; don't litter.

18. Practice the 3 R’s of Respect, Responsibility, and Righteousness.

19. Observe Black History Month, Juneteenth, Black August, the Day of Atonement (Million Man March), Kwanzaa, and other significant Black Days of Remembrance.

Michigan African American Leadership Summit

The founders of the Michigan African American Leadership Summit (MAALS) have boldly stepped forward to accept the primary responsibility of organizing and redeveloping local Black communities.

If the African–American community joins in and supports our efforts then we will achieve our mission.

Surely it is now time to organize a committed group of Black leaders who have learned the lessons of the past and will use them to construct a concrete, positive vision of the future; leaders who will accept their primary responsibility to organize and redevelop local Black communities.

On our Blog Site you will learn about the history, purpose, strategies, and Black Action Agenda of MAALS. You will also get frank analysis of the critical issues impacting Black folks in Michigan and throughout the country.

We sincerely hope that after reading the information shared on our Blog Site, you will support our efforts to unite all progressive African–Americans into action around a common Black Action Agenda (BAA) which will lead to the full development of all participating African American communities.

- Kenny Anderson MAALS Co-Founder

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