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?
Assata Shakur, King, Cuba and U.S. Imperialism – How we carry on for those who sacrificed for Black Freedom
Repression, racism, and war are features of imperialism that have consistently raised their ugly heads under the trump administration.
