Covington on Leadership

The current leadership, characteristic of 20^th century Civil Rights ideas, has not recognized that the dominant struggle facing African Americans in the 21^st century is Wealth Acquisition.  While they rely on the prominence they attained through the Civil Rights movement in the 20^th century, the current African American leadership appear to be ill-equipped to foster the conditions necessary for Wealth-Acquisition.  As a result, many members of the African American community have lost faith in the leadership and consequently lost the hope that they will be able to attain  wealth and meet the challenges of their communities.

The evident suggest that they have failed to demonstrate that they have the vision, insight, or strategies to address this 21^st Century issue of wealth creation.  As a result there is no clear direction for the community, and the people continue to struggle. 

Covington believes that new leadership, with tested and effective Wealth-Acquisition strategies, is necessary to carry our community into the 21st Century.  Only new leadership, fresh thinking, and a focus on wealth-generation can restore the faith of our community in its leadership and rejuvenate the hope for solving the problems of our communities. Leadership requires a vision, an ability to garner widespread support for that vision, and the wisdom to know when changes to the first two qualities are necessary.