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Rivers said Black intellectuals have failed to provide leadership that guides youths toward forming an improved, more cohesive Black community.
"Elite universities are specifically designed for replicating the occupational niches of the higher social class," Rivers said. "Elite institutions are concerned with reproducing a level of occupational and economic inequality."
Rivers urged students to advance the power of the Black community by owning businesses instead of working for others.
Rivers' address concluded a weekend conference sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe African-American Cultural Center.
In addition to lecturing at Harvard Divinity School, Rivers is pastor of the Azusa Chrisian Community in Dorchester.