"Over time it became difficult to distinguish the policies of Black and white mayors, as both were beholden to the police and corporations in their cities and thereby unwilling (and often lacking any real power) to advance policies to help rank-and-file Black Americans."
Whew. That's Andre Dickens.
Alex Ip 葉清霖
"This era demands a new framework for Black politics—fresh strategies, tactics, leaders, and goals. And we should be clear-eyed: even before Callais, the existing models of Black politics were growing stale." newrepublic.com/article/2106...
After Callais, the old civil rights politics is moot. And more recent strategies have limited reach. Here’s how we can build something more transformative.
