Stop the Divide-and-Conquer Game: Why Black Unity Matters More Than Ever
There is a troubling trend gaining traction on social media—an escalating quasi-movement pushing division between Black Americans, Caribbeans, and Africans. What we are witnessing is nothing new; it is a form of digital tribalism that plays directly into the hands of white supremacy. The goal is simple: divide and conquer.
Some myopic voices within groups like ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) and FBA (Foundational Black Americans) are being encouraged to draw hard lines of separation from other people of African descent across the globe, often under the guise of fighting for reparations. While reparations is a legitimate and overdue cause, framing it in a way that alienates other Black communities is a recipe for isolation, weakness, ultimately in this white supremacist political climate a disaster.
A False Divide in the Face of Global Opportunity
It is both ironic and tragic. On one hand, some Black Americans are building successful businesses in Africa, forming partnerships with local Africans, and even becoming millionaires. On the other hand, too many are locked into online squabbles over identity and ownership of culture. Meanwhile, China, Russia, and the U.S. aggressively pursue Africa’s vast natural resources, recognizing the continent’s global importance.
Black America numbers around 44 million strong, but across the world there are nearly 2 billion people of African descent. Imagine the leverage, wealth, and influence that could be generated if these communities united instead of bickering. Yet many of us willingly invest in white-owned corporations and stock markets that marginalize Black enterprise, while criticizing those who try to build transnational Black businesses.
Shared Cultures, Shared Struggles
For anyone who has traveled to Africa—or even the Caribbean—the connections are undeniable. Black American culture was never created in a vacuum. It is deeply infused with African and Caribbean influences. The music, food, spirituality, and resilience are all branches of the same family tree.
That’s why reducing these conversations to petty arguments over cultural ownership, or worse, food debates like “whose rice and chicken dish is better,” is both juvenile and dangerous. It trivializes our shared history and distracts us from building collective economic and political power.
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Moving Beyond Jingoism and Toward Strategy
The truth is stark: Black Americans control only about 3% of U.S. wealth. Insisting on an insular, “only us” strategy has not yielded the progress we desperately need. Isolation won’t solve the systemic inequities we face. A broader, Pan-African strategy rooted in collaboration with Caribbeans and Africans could be transformative.
We are all targets of white supremacy—regardless of whether we were born in Brooklyn, Barbados, or Bamako. The forces aligned against us are global. Our response must be just as global.
Unity as Power
It is a sad state of affairs when we tear each other down instead of lifting each other up. Divisive rhetoric only accelerates our marginalization and delays the economic, cultural, and political progress we could achieve together.
The bottom line is clear: Black unity is not optional—it is survival. With nearly two billion people of African descent worldwide, we have the numbers, the talent, and the heritage to become an unstoppable economic and cultural powerhouse. But only if we resist the divide-and-conquer game and instead focus on building bridges, not barriers.
About Kamau Austin, is the award winning Publisher of the Black News Scoop, The Southeast Queens Scoop, and Scoop Publications, a division of AMS Digital Media. He is a long time activist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and author.
Austin has also been featured in Black Enterprise, Fortune Magazine Small Business, CNN, radio, cable, and countless newspapers and blog sites.
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