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Confront the Black Misleader Class at the Polls
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
17 Apr 2018
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Black radical candidates must always “keep politics in command,” when challenging the misleadership class for the hearts and minds of the Black community. That was one of the themes of the Black Is Back Coalition’s Electoral School, convened in St. Louis, Missouri, last week. Listen to nine speakers address the broadest range of issues -- always with the focus on Black self-determination.

Black Misleadership Class

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