Big Muddy
05-17-2013, 09:41 AM
Cheewoo Lumbumba, one of the black city council members in Jackson, MS who will be running for Mayor, this year, has engaged Malcomb X to prepare a "future plan" for the city....it is many pages long, but here are some excerpts that sorta caught my eye....can you say Detroit???
*****We assess our strategic allies being the growing Latino community and various immigrant populations that are migrating to the state seeking employment in the agricultural, construction, and professional service sectors. *****
*****The strategic nature of these forces rests with our common interest in eradicating white supremacy and institutional racism. *****
*****This alliance will also give due focus to building principled relationships with white progressive forces throughout the city and state who are essential to the current and foreseeable balance of power in the state.*****
*****Our immediate aim is to win enough of these forces over to our vision and program so as to weaken, if not altogether neutralize, aspects of white conservative power in the state.*****
*****We assess our strategic allies being the growing Latino community and various immigrant populations that are migrating to the state seeking employment in the agricultural, construction, and professional service sectors. *****
*****The strategic nature of these forces rests with our common interest in eradicating white supremacy and institutional racism. *****
*****This alliance will also give due focus to building principled relationships with white progressive forces throughout the city and state who are essential to the current and foreseeable balance of power in the state.*****
*****Our immediate aim is to win enough of these forces over to our vision and program so as to weaken, if not altogether neutralize, aspects of white conservative power in the state.*****