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One of the fundamental features of Black culture that has preserved the African American community throughout the years of enduring racism and discrimination is our shared understanding of struggle. The systems of this country were not made to accommodate the needs of people of color; therefore, if you are a person of color, just surviving one day to the next can be stressful.

Our shared understanding of struggle is what strengthens the bond of our fellowship. Under the weight and pressure of lack, we are naturally brought together by the same unifying desire to meet the needs of the other. This philosophy has undergirded the primary mission of the Black Baptist church. In the early years of all Black congregational gatherings, our distant fathers and mothers assembled for worship with a love for God expressed through meeting the needs of one another. This passage challenges the Black Church to meet needs beyond the membership of the Black Church. This story encourages us beyond the Black community, even into “enemy territory.”