In the current political climate, Black and progressive activists should focus on locally-based efforts, said author and veteran organizer Kevin Alexander Gray. âWe donât have anybody on the national scene thatâs saying anything coherent,â said Gray, speaking from his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina. âTheyâre saying those sound bites to stay on TV, and smiling and skinninâ and grinninâ,â but âtheyâre disconnected from the struggle, disconnected from their history. People see them as frauds, and thatâs a good thing, as we organize at the local level.â
Abayomi Azikiwe joins us to discuss events in eastern Congo, the role of US backed nations such as Rwanda, and the history of exploitation and imperial control which caused theâŚ
Aly Wane of the Immigrant Justice Network discusses immigration in the second part of a two-part interview. Punitive immigration policies are bipartisan, with groups such as Haitians being targetedâŚ
Rafiki Morris joins us from Washington D.C. to discuss the upcoming demonstration, âOpen the Peoples National Assembly in Guinea-Bissauâ and why this action is so important.
Dr. Jemima Pierre joins BreakThrough News to discuss the nationwide uprisings in Haiti where thousands of demonstrators have flooded the streets calling for the ouster of the unelected Prime MinisterâŚ
Public reaction to the Fani Willis soap opera is an example of how cynical Black misleadership creates confusion among the masses.
