Good post Pham. One particularly important point, which you highlight, is that the black community is not monolithic. If people do not understand this point on the most basic level, it is will be difficult for them to understand that you can't just pick one person and say that he/she represents all Black Americans.
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Originally Posted by PhrozenGenius
Black America has not chosen Jackson and Sharpton as the President and V.P. of Black America. Truth be told, I (and I'm sure MANY others will agree with me) would rather have Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, Tavis Smiley, Dick Gregory, Barack Obama, or even Judge Joe Brown speak on behalf of Black America.
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To this list, I would add Patricia Hill Collins (who has written a good deal about this very topic), Beverly Guy Sheftall, bell hooks, Angela Davis, excetera, excetera.
