Netflix lately misplaced $55 million betting on an unproven, traditionally unreliable, white director, holding alive Hollywood’s custom of over-funding unqualified whites whereas underfunding and overlooking over-qualified Black creatives. In 1938 American employees obtained the much-needed financial security internet of the minimal wage, however solely as a result of southern lawmakers, whose votes have been wanted to move the legislation, demanded that minimal wage didn’t apply to fields like agriculture that have been dominated by Black employees so they may proceed to pay them little or nothing. That “gubment” cheese delivered to Nineteen Seventies housing initiatives existed as a result of the US authorities spent billions to economically prop up struggling white dairy farmers. Time and again, the US has given affirmative motion for whites whereas demonizing affirmative motion for us. It’s time we provide ourselves some affirmative motion that’s for us, by us!
ISH JUST GOT REAL
I’ve talked about Undertaking 2025 earlier than, however it bears repeating. There are people who’re out within the open calling for an overthrow of democracy and the set up of an emperor/dictator-style “president” with an administration made up of people that pledge timeless loyalty to the dictator/king, to not the nation, to not the voice of the folks, to not the Structure. And so they have zero disgrace about their sport. You possibly can go proper now to www.Project2025.org and examine their plan to put all energy into the arms of 1 particular person and destroy all places of work that enable for accountability that enable authorities to work. These ongoing insurrectionists plan to put management of all cash selections (at the moment the purview of Congress) and all communications (media) and all federal investigative and punishment energy (legislation and dysfunction) into the arms of 1 particular person. That’s straight Hitler/Mussolini degree stuff occurring proper in entrance of our face. Blackfolk have been saying this since 2016. Mainstream media is even now (lastly) calling out the very actual clear-and-present hazard. Like Dr. Greg Carr, Michael Harriot and others have stated, although one political get together may be inept, the opposite desires us “un-alived.” So, we’re actually voting, not for one get together over one other, however fairly, we’re voting for Black folks. To not vote is to vote for Undertaking 2025 and its anti-Black, anti-women, anti-immigrant, anti-education, anti-environment, anti-LGBTQ, anti-student mortgage forgiveness, anti-gun reform, anti-democracy agenda. It truly is that severe.
ON THAT NOTE… VOTE
There’s an election occurring proper now of big, monumental, gargantuan significance. With an avowed white nationalist in search of to be re-elected to the workplace of the president after main an rebellion to remain in energy after he misplaced, and with a white nationalist-leaning Texas State Legislature heading the state authorities, the one safety we who dwell in an city, progressive-leaning metropolis like Houston is the management native political places of work. Houston’s eligible Black voters must ask themselves, “Who’s extra doubtless aligned with these forces that need our votes and voices silenced and suppressed, and which candidate for mayor will ship for us and stand in opposition to that insanity?” This isn’t a magnificence contest or a wedding proposal. It’s not a vote for Democrat or Republican. It’s a vote for Black folks. Which candidate will supply extra for us? Not voting is a vote in opposition to Black folks.
