Sacrificing “Sum of Us”: Why Black Power Can’t Help Everyone (Part 2)
In Search of Black Power
English - July 03, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit black studies policy making black power criminal justice black academia economic development baltimore city maryland politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In part two of our podcast analysis of Heather McGhee’s book “The Sum of Us,” hosted by Lawrence Grandpre, we use a historical lens to examine the effectiveness of multiracial positive-sum politics. We challenge McGhee’s argument that multiracial coalitions can effectively address global warming, showing that the history of political advocacy complicates this view. Her analysis risks justifying the exploitation of Africa in pursuit of the green revolution, thereby expanding American economic and political imperialism. Additionally, centering positive-sum frames can pathologize Black freedom fighters who demand a zero-sum trade-off between white and Black power. We counter the myth of political ineffectiveness of these approaches by highlighting the example of Robert Williams.
In Search of Black Power is a Black-owned internet show and podcast. This podcast is sponsored and produced by Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS).
The internet show is published in collaboration with Black Liberation Media (BLM)