Our racial justice movement must be savvy and go beyond the superficial. It may be hard to take ourselves serious in the U.S. but in other places there are real liberation struggles going on. Beyonce’s release of “Formation” and her Super Bowl performance is being touted by many as a real political statement. (And then there was SNL’s “The Day Beyonce’ Turned Black.”) The high-rollin’ diva is being asked to support the Palestinian cause and not perform in Israel. Will Palestinian Lives Matter?

We have to believe in our power – Mr. Charlies ice aint colder!
Every move we make must be calculated and in concert with others committed to stopping the rise of authoritarianism and the dismantling of civil and constitutional liberties.