Where Are the Attacks on Black Organizations, Including Fraternities and Sororities Coming From?

I was recently asked to respond to a recent trend of “younger Black people who seem to resent our historical and revered religious, social, and educational institutions.” These include people publicly renouncing their memberships in Black fraternities and sororities and prompted the question, “Why are we seeing the BLM generation bashing the HBCUs, Divine 9, Black church, Jack & Jill, and other social/service organizations?” This question sent me spiraling into research into the criticisms, most of which are found on YouTube, and a deep dive into what is being criticized and assessing the validity of the complaints. In full disclosure, I am or have been active in many of the types of groups targeted, including an HBCU (<a href="https://www.fisk.edu/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Fisk University</a>), <a href="https://phibetasigma1914.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity</a>, the <a href="https://naacp.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">NAACP</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hall_Freemasonry" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Prince Hall Freemasons</a>. My children grew up in <a href="https://www.jackandjillinc.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Jack & Jill</a> and were raised in the Black church as I was. To quote Isaac Hayes from the “I Stand Accused” monologue. <a href="https://momentum.medium.com/where-are-the-attacks-on-black-organizations-including-fraternities-and-sororities-coming-from-53b511efffe1">Read More</a>