Article by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/, on the Milwaukee rebellion and the conditions that gave rise to this outbreak of anger over the police killing of an African American youth Syville Smith. Milwaukee is considered the worst place to live for African Americans in the United States. The report was published by News Ghana.
“… Although this is an election year in the U.S. neither of the two ruling class parties have addressed the burgeoning crises in the cities and suburbs across the country. The administration of President Barack Obama has not undertaken any policies that specifically address the oppression of African Americans.
Obama is supporting the candidacy of Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton, his former secretary of state. There is very little enthusiasm for the Clinton candidacy among African Americans even in light of the openly extreme right-wing propaganda of Republican candidate Donald Trump. Consequently, the African American question will not be a focus of the campaign unless the people themselves escalate the level of mass mobilization and unrest on a national level.
Between Trump’s racist xenophobia and Clinton’s patronizing approach to the African American and oppressed communities, there is no alternative outside of independent political organization and actions. This is the major challenge facing the African American people to take the lead in developing tactics and strategies that extend beyond spontaneous demonstrations and urban rebellions…”
Abayomi Azikiwe is the Editor of the Pan-African News Wire, http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/
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