How Young Black Leaders Will Change The World?

The younger generation might have a hard time adjusting to the world we know today, but the important causes aren’t lost on them. Especially with the African American youth and the black leaders, they are leading the cultural change on so many fronts.

“They are rallying against injustice. They are fighting for their rights. They are sharing their voices. They are vocal about what they want the future to be like for them and more.”

The young generation of black leaders are not only ready to change America, but they are ready to change world history. With the American population coming out to vote for Kamala Harris as the first female Black Vice-President, the change is clear. The young black leadership has inspired changemakers. The youth is ready to change the world despite the many hardships that exist now.

And here is why the young black leaders have a real chance at revolutionary change today:

The young Black leaders are comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Rallying on the streets, creating the impact that the black leaders have created today, raising their voices against injustice, and making sure the black community gets what it deserves – this all requires finding comfort in the discomfort. Black leaders are now stepping out of their comfort zone for the greater good. They are ready to face danger, have hard conversations, speak out against employers, family & friends, and let go of people and places that do not serve their cause.

Young black leaders are unfortunately in a country that is more divided than it has ever been in decades. Or it could merely be showing its true colors since the assassination for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

But one thing is for sure, this division has united the black community all. They have realized that the change they seek and the impact they want to have to obtain is something that they must continue to fight for. And they do not shy away from that. We have a young black generation ready to face whatever may come their way as long as they get what they strive for.

They know how to separate an abolitionist from an ally!

Young black leaders know who an ally is and who is not. They know people who are taking action and helping them in their cause. More than that, they know the difference between an accomplice & an ally and know how to leverage their support. The young leaders know that if they wish to get their due rights, they need a tribe to support them despite their race, gender, or age.

They know how to shift the climate at work by leveraging the power of their accomplices and allies. They know an abolitionist will risk their work and social status to ensure that the deeply-ingrained systemic racism is outrooted. Above all, they have started calling out all those people who are more show than go. This has brought a revolutionizing change because they know how to hold accountable when people don’t walk the talk.

They know they are the present before they are ‘the future.’

The young black leaders own their title of being ‘the present’ changemakers. They know they are the future of the country, but they realize that the future can only be changed when worked hard in the present. They own the responsibility they have now and do not delay it for the future. They were the ones who made sure the most recent Presidential election in the US different than it used to be. They made the change possible by being out on the streets with voter registrations, creating politics apps, protesting, using social media to bring awareness and more

The black voices are elevated across all the industries, communities, and socio-economic statuses. The young leaders are ready to do whatever it takes to get out of the decades-old stereotypes and injustices that surround them. These young people are recognizing the opportunities they get every day to demand the justices they seek, making sure they change the present before they claim to be the future.

They are taking it one step at a time!

The injustices Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) have gone through might fill books & books upon library shelves and you will still fall short of words. The past generations did their best and survived through depressive times with no social media to back them. They were often overwhelmed with the complexities that surrounded them every day because there was no way to gauge public support. The young leaders of today have decided to share their voice one day at a time. A step here and there, and an opportunity to speak out loud at different places, etc. This is how these little voices have become an uproar.

In today’s world, the small gestures are what’s driving the big movements and the young leaders are aware of that. They know that as small a thing as calling out a friend or family member for racist comments and the discriminatory remark is needed now more than ever. They know that sitting in silence and not doing anything has never brought any change. This is why they are on their journey to where they want to be, one small step at a time.

“The young black leaders are stepping up now more than ever. They are speaking boldly, unapologetically, and taking the reigns of change. They are okay being uncomfortable, they know how to raise their voice, and they know they must work in the present if they want to change the future. There is no stopping them now!”