As a white passing black man, I have seen the difference in how I am treated versus my cousins, sisters and brothers. My family comes from Rhectortown, Virginia, where my father was the last generation of sharecroppers working the land of the Thomson family, the land in which my 72 year old uncle still toils on to this day.
In our society being black places you squarely behind what DuBois coined "The Veil," knowing that blackness is something which casts you separately away from mainstream white society. As someone who lives beyond The Veil, I have dedicated my life to achieving the same rights for my non-passing brothers and sisters, to achieving liberation not for those privileged enough to participate in the revolution, but for all.
We cannot hope to achieve liberation and equality for all without addressing racism as the separate entity which it is. While capitalism may have created racism, racism has shown time and time again that it can and will propagate itself without the need of capitalism. We must be steadfast in our work of eradicating both.
Below are the 10 of the 12 unarmed black men who have been lynched by America's fascist police force in 2018. Below are 10 people which our current national officers did not deem worthy of even a statement condemning their murderers.
In our society being black places you squarely behind what DuBois coined "The Veil," knowing that blackness is something which casts you separately away from mainstream white society. As someone who lives beyond The Veil, I have dedicated my life to achieving the same rights for my non-passing brothers and sisters, to achieving liberation not for those privileged enough to participate in the revolution, but for all.
We cannot hope to achieve liberation and equality for all without addressing racism as the separate entity which it is. While capitalism may have created racism, racism has shown time and time again that it can and will propagate itself without the need of capitalism. We must be steadfast in our work of eradicating both.
Below are the 10 of the 12 unarmed black men who have been lynched by America's fascist police force in 2018. Below are 10 people which our current national officers did not deem worthy of even a statement condemning their murderers.
