The Black Church, Black Secular Community, and Social Justice

We will discuss the black church, black secular community and its claim of the social justice mantle.  Everybody wants to claim that they marched with MLK and had tea with MalcolmX.  Was that really the case?  Let's talk about this and more. Were the Black Power Movement and Civil Rights Movement started and maintained by the black church?Were the Black Power Movement and Civil Rights Movement started and maintained by the secular community?Were these movements supported and funded by the black church?  What percentage? ...and more...How were black womens issues handled by the church? Were they supportive or patriarchal in approach?Although women started, funded and maintained these movements, they were pushed to the back. Current movements are being spearheaded by women. Is that why the response has been dismal from the black church?Is that why the response has been dismal from the black community?Is that why the response has been dismal from the black secular community?Is the old Civil Rights Vanguard attempting to co-opt these movements from the young people who started them?This movement is inclusive of ALL BLACK LIVES.  Is that why you some black men rejecting it? Do they believe that the focus should be on Black men and then they will help the women?  Are we falling for that trick again? That and more.