Could there be two more different people, at least in what they preach and do, than Jesse Jackson and Condoleezza Rice? Yet they came out one and two in a poll of blacks about who the "most important black leader is." Guess that means, wonder of wonders, that blacks are no more monolithic than any other group. Imagine a poll asking who the "most important white leader is."
Many blacks question whether any one person can wear the leadership mantle for such a large and diverse group of people.
No kidding. This guy has his head screwed on straight:
What is 'the most important black leader?'" asked Thomas Miller, a 59-year-old political independent who lives in Philadelphia. "You have to lead your own self, don't put that on anybody else. Putting faith in somebody else is blind."