Real Talk

The Core Problem By the plain reading of the Constitution, Confederates who raised arms against the United States were traitors. They were never punished. Traitors reshaped the narrative of their treason, re-casting themselves as “heroes” enshrined in monuments and history books. That hypocrisy echoes forward: America has always excused treason when it comes draped in […]

The greatest brainwashing done to our people was to turn us away from the land. For centuries, our very survival depended on soil, seeds, and harvest. Land was the foundation of life, the foundation of independence, the foundation of wealth. Enslavers knew this better than anyone. That is why, even as they stole our labor, […]

America is in the midst of a counter-revolution. Republican legislatures redraw voting maps mid-decade to hold onto power. The Supreme Court, compromised and partisan, shields these acts from consequence. Lower courts resist here and there, but they are outnumbered, overruled, and overwhelmed. This is not “politics as usual.” It is a Confederate revival clothed in […]

For more than half a century, one of the most insidious lies in American political culture has been the claim that Black men are not fathers to their children. The “absent Black father” trope has circulated in political speeches, media soundbites, and even in the mouths of certain Black elites, who repeat it to curry […]

Problem Statement: Housing as a Weapon For most families, a home is supposed to be more than shelter. It is the anchor of stability, the center of memory, and, in America, the most common way wealth is passed down. But for Black people, housing has always been a battlefield. From redlining and racial covenants to […]

Every BIT Collective establishes a Mentorship Cell, composed of members committed to guiding the next generation. The program begins at age eight, when boys start asking deeper questions about selfhood and responsibility. Each child of a single mother is paired with a mentor—whether or not the biological father is present. The purpose is not to […]

BIT (Black Infrastructure Trust) is the only viable framework for repair, sustainability, and liberation. The Truth of Collective RepairThe evidence is overwhelming. Sixty-three percent of U.S. presidents owned enslaved people. More than half of Congressmen before 1820 were enslavers. Twenty-six of the first thirty Supreme Court justices enslaved human beings. Every face on our paper […]