Re: AUT: Black Like Who? - Why African Americans Arn't Supporting Mumia

[Jamal Hannah <jah@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Alvaro Reyes wrote:

> Jamal,
>
> 	I am interested in knowing what you wanted to get at by posting this
> message about Mumia?

It showed how people are alienated by the Marxist-Leninist dominated Mumia
movement....

> 	Second, I find it really funny that activists take one of two
> positions toward communities of color: they either idealize them as
> inherently revolutionary or they portray them as inherently more
> conservative than the rest of the population.  Both positions signal a
> radical disconnect between those communities and the people making such
> statements.

Bzzzzt!  Youre wrong, dude.. because this article wasnt written by an
activist.

> 	So, I think that whole discussion about why the average black
> person does not support MUMIA is off base.

Actualy you're only proving something the article implies.. which is that
people in the Mumia movement think their cause is so just they do not
tolerate any criticism or practice any self-criticism.  The fact is, not
many Black people support Mumia.. certainly nto as many as supported OJ
Simpson, and I think we need to do something about that.  It means working
with poor, working-class black people on their own terms, and
understanding them as euqals, not as objects.

 - Jamal



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