Well, boo hoo. You see, black folks don't normally get all off into protesting things that aren't overtly race-based or that don't deal with the tangible, the everyday. Sounds foul, but that's who we are. And I can tell you that, after hours of trying to get a better vantage point during the three days of protesting and rallying surrounding the TABD conference in Cincinnati, we blacks were scarcely there. A handful of black protesters were in front of Music Hall Nov. 16, three of whom raged against the alleged police misconduct during the apprehension and custody of Roger Owensby and Jeffrey Irons.
Money is power.
We all know that. But I'm not so sure blacks understand to what degree economic decisions are being made without our say-so or our basic understanding. He's almost too sociologically astute to be true. Suhith says that during planning sessions, rallies and marches for various causes, the absence of blacks specifically, and the lack of people of color generally, is disheartening, if not troubling. Yeah, you might be thinking that getting behind a cause doesn't mean joining a social club.