Is There a Perfect Alliment Between Liberalism and Racism?

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Riht: I can be a full fledged white supremacist who believes in using the power of the state against people who i do not agree with. And that, if that happens a lot into in these cities and states that black people fled to during the great migration, they are liberal in many ways. They're just not racial galetarian. There is something seriously pessimistic about that. What i experienced was exhaustion with repetition - both my reading of history sawa constant repetition of black progress andan strenuous black white back lash to that progress. But this was all happening at the same time, and in some way, this provoked your idea of the book,. or at least forced you

In this week's episode Charles Blow speaks to journalist Dele Olojede about the arguments in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. He argued that if enough African-Americans move south, the demographic balance in the Southern States will be tipped in favour of Black voters and politicians. His new home state of Georgia – he practises what he preaches and left Brooklyn for Atlanta – recently voted for a Democrat presidential candidate and two Democratic Senate candidates, one of whom became the first Black senator in the state’s history. The growing African-American population in Georgia was pivotal in these votes, Blow believes. To find out more and buy the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-charles-m-blow-subscribers/

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