By Sherman N. Miller
A brief discussion with a
few corporate black man
agers and professionals re
vealed that these people
are the vanguard of a new
black American conserva
tive class. The conserva
tive tenor of all of my
corporate black friends
told me that the current
repugnanoe.^tplay^by
financial suicide for these
organizations. Only one
person admitted to contri
buting to civil rights or
ganizations, yet this
person does not participate
in theif activities. Every
one, however, agreed that
the civil rights organiza
tions were not pursuing
1960s’ socio-economic
parity objectives.
I believe the civil rights
organizations may be
making a gross strategic
market definition error
similar tp the ratiroad
industry. The railroads
foiled to recognize that
they were in the transport
ation business, and should
have purchased truck and
airplane fleets to evolve
naturally with the
transportation market.
However, the railroads’
failure to clearly define
their business afforded the
truck and airline industries
the opportunity to develop
large enough share in the
transportation market to
force some at them into
bankruptcy. This ill-fated
railroad scenario makes
me conclude that the true
goal at the civil rights
organizations is socio
economic parity.
My friends went On to say >
that when the civil rights
battles were won, no one
brought forth dear
programs to fight for
economic rights. These
blacks contended that the
civil rights leadership is
demoastratlag little
knowledge on how things
get done in the corporate
flatting. As my corporate
friends touched on the low
key manner in which
are accomplished in their
conservative environ
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brash “publicity hounds.”
Contrary to the public chas
tisement rhetoric by the
civil rights leadership, my
corporate black friends say
they want to be helpful in
the economic rights
struggle. However, they
expressed the need for a
forum palatable to their
present work environment.
Conservatives usually
ten Tou-pretty quickly
where you stand. My
corporate black associates
burned my ears with a
massage for the dvil rights
leadership:
-Develop a conserva
tive forum where corporate
blacks and whites feel
welcome. -
-Get involved in broad
issues that have indirect
impact on th»*i>lack
community.
-Do not remain so
wedded to the liberal
doctrine that you preclude
any assistance from
conservatives.
—Hold strategic planning
sessions on economic
issues.
-Bring people with
business expertise into the
forefront.
-Do not permit one
political party to totally
dominate the-organiza
tion’s philosophical stance.
-Get dedicated people
who do not have a vested
interest politically to chair
committees.
I feel that corporate
blacks do recognize the
importance of the civfl
rights organizations’
presence and that they owe
their success to the sac
rifices and sufferings of
otner black Americans.
However, the high calibre
blacks entering the
corporate world today are
dispelling the stereotypic
myth ot the black remedial
employe*. These people
can be expected to adopt
the culture of Mainstream
Corporate America so the
gap with the civil rights
organizations can only
broaden without some
serious reassessment of
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stances.
Will the black civil rights
leadership learn to
embrace the conservative
doctrine or shall they
choose to slip into oblivion
because they are recalcit
rant to adopting the full
breadth of socio-economic
parity?
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