Politicians and their Promises Seldom are Fulfilled but the Status Quo Stays the Same and Poor African-American Communities Remain

What can be done to make those who are voiceless in our communities be heard?  It was Malcolm X who made popular the quote "without struggle there is no progress."  I have always interpreted this to mean that without a challenge to the conditions that have enslaved us, disenfranchised us and denied us equal opportunity we will remain in the same conditions.   When are we going to get over the marginal benefits we gained from the civil rights movement and realize that NOW IS THE TIME to write our own stories to change the course of history!  Operation Impact exists to capacity build existing humanitarian projects in the Metropolitan Area through seeking to meet expressed needs and offer relevant assistance to afflicted communities and people groups.