I grew up poor, so needless to say, I didn’t know shit about this organization, or ones like them as a kid.
Del Jones called them “Nigga Factories,” and I agree, based on what little I know about Jack & Jill. I laughed out loud when I first heard about them and the shit they do, I dated a Sister who was a member when I was in college, that’s when I first heard of J&J, I couldn’t believe it.
E. Franklin Frazier give a peek into the mentality, practices, and purposes of these so-called Black Bourgeois. I higly recommended his text.