there are tons of Black alpha males.....


but don't go by who the media props up and designates as "leaders"...in churches, mosques, neighborhoods , and households.....there are thousands of alpha males.



Looking for a national alpha male is a weakness that impedes the grassroots progress that black people are gonna need to get ahead.

to be covered nationally by media and recognized, you have to dilute yourself and partner up with people who could care less about Black people...

DtotheJ wrote:
there are tons of Black alpha males.....
but don't go by who the media props up and designates as "leaders"...in churches, mosques, neighborhoods , and households.....there are thousands of alpha males.

Good point.

DtotheJ wrote:
Looking for a national alpha male is a weakness that impedes the grassroots progress that black people are gonna need to get ahead.

Yes, but it can also be argued that, as long as the alpha male and his cohorts operate at a grassroots level they will never influence media and have an impact on a national or full-scale level. After all, the industry of policy can and will only be transformed when the grassroots movement moves beyond it local confines to either topple the government or at least influence it enough to change. Case and point, the All African People’s Revolutionary Party has been active in my backyard for more than 20 years, boasting a host of strong alpha types, but how many Africans have heard of them?

So, my idea of an alpha-leader necessarily has a view into a national vision. His impact, while local, is ultimately wrapped up in a real and workable plan that has a chance of being embraced by scores of Africans. His alpha-ness makes him a kind of see-er whose message is like a top-ten hit song, it has a distinct but universal appeal. This figure will be a threat in a way that the thousands of alpha males you referred to are not.

DtotheJ wrote:
to be covered nationally by media and recognized, you have to dilute yourself and partner up with people who could care less about Black people...


Really? I thought that to be covered by the media you have to either have a lot of money in order to generate awareness about your cause, plan or stage events that are newsworthy or, commit acts of anarchy, just to name a few.

Thank you for your feedback.

Alpha male can lose focus once he changes gears from problem solving to self promotion.


A True leader of people knows enough to know that he can be taken out at any moment........so he/she molds the followers to be leaders themselves.

Alpha males lead because the situation calls for it...and they have unique talents/skills that fit the moment......but realistically they should be grooming the followers to not NEED him/her.

Regarding your point about training leaders, I think one of the biggest problems for Africans and for the Diaspora in general, is that our leaders have not written books to document their critique of the world. Most of the books that we toss about within this forum are written by scholars, journalists and the like. Some of these professionals also happen to be of the alpha-grade but few of them have generated movements. For example, one of the greatest and most profound critiques of the modern world I ever read was authored by the late W.E.B. Du Bois and entitled, "The World & Africa." It is a prolific critical social analysis of White Supremacy in history, politics and colonialism, but few Africans know of the book. Perhaps the world would be different today if Malcolm or Martin had lived long enough to publish.

Bumped because I am referencing it in another thread.

True.

Any of their books would be like Bibles in their own right. Standards in every black persons home. Guess they were too busy being about it to write about it but its definitely a shame as you said.