The standard
Demand Black authority over schools, housing, safety, health, media, and economic institutions serving Black populations.
Why it matters
Institutional racism persists without openly racist individuals because rules, budgets, property, and authority reproduce unequal outcomes. Black Power therefore shifts attention from interpersonal prejudice to institutional control. An institution can employ Black people and still function against Black interests. Control means the capacity to set policy, appoint leadership, allocate resources, collect and own data, establish standards, and remove decision-makers. It also requires accountability so that community control does not become unchecked rule by a local elite.
Practical example
Rather than asking a police department for cultural training alone, a community establishes civilian authority over policy, discipline, data access, budget priorities, and public reporting.
Failure test
Training the personnel without changing who controls the institution leaves the machinery intact.