Sector Coverage
The Recreation, Religion, and Culture (RRC) sector covers: Recreational and sporting activities; Religious and other community services; and Cultural services, including (inter alia) broadcasting and publishing services. Each subsector is broad in scope and could, theoretically, serve as a stand-alone sector. Given this realization, the nature of the Common Country Analyses (CCA) presented in this LTSPFBA publication, and space considerations, the subsectors are addressed concisely, at a thirty-thousand-foot level, and only sufficiently to lay a foundation for the various strategies that are designed to enable Black Americans to achieve the overarching LTSPFBA goal.
Baba Asinia Lukata Chikuyu provides oversight for this sector.
Latest Developments
The LTSP Panel and its Responsible Parties for the RRC Sector recevied a huge boost from a new member, Pastor Victoria Brady from Chicago, IL. Among her many works, Pastor Brady is directing tremendously valuable Afrodescendant development efforts in the Windy City through the Annie B. Jones Civic Arts Center.
Recently, she produced an evolving Hip Hopera entitled,“Rise of Afrodescendants.” Please see highlights of the Hopera in the video below.
We welcome Pastor Brady to the LTSPFBA Implementation effort.
Important Information
Why do Black Americans (Afrodescendants) Practice Multiple Religions?
As one of many ongoing, collaborative efforts between BlackEconomics.org and the LTSPFBA IT, the former released special correspondence to selected Black American religious organizations on December 5, 2025 entitled: “Inquiry Concerning a Black American (Afrodescendant) Religion.”
This correspondence, which includes an email message and a memorandum, is intended to stimulate comments and discussion concerning methods for building trust and unity among Black Americans beginning with our religious organizations and institutions.
To clarify the relevance of religion to economics, which is BlackEconomics.org’s major thrust, economists have long-held that culture—including religion—influences economic outcomes in significant ways. The so-called “father of economics,” Adam Smith, prepared a very well-received work entitled, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), long before he penned his seminal work on economics, The Wealth of Nations (1776).
More On Religion
The three components covered on this Recreation, RELIGION, and Culture (RRC) page are all very important. However, given the LTSPFBA IT’s intention to focus early and often on the Black (Afrikan) Mind, then an excellent starting point is religion.
No matter how we define our “religion”–presuming that we identify with a particular religion or religious sect–it is well comprehended that religion is expected to serve as a guiding force in our lives and to influence our decision making and actions. Therefore, if we adhere to a religion that is favorable for us, then it should produce favorable outcomes.
On December 16, 2025, the LTSPFBA IT’s Rapporteur appeared on The Carl Nelson Show along with another Founding Member of the LTSPFBA IT, Dr.Gale Frazier. The topic that they discussed with Carl Nelson was “An Inquiry Concerning a Black American (Afrodescendant) Religion.” An audio recording of the program is available below.
Suggested Responsible Parties
- Black Professional Sports Organizations
- Conference of National Black Churches
- Black Religious Denominations/Organizations
- Interdenominational Theological Center
- Lost Found Nation of Islam
- Nation of Islam
- Black Coaches Association
- National Education Association
- National Association of Black Journalists
- Association of African American Museums
- Association of Black Cultural Centers
- Others
