Black Activists Decry US Imperialism in March to White House (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A group of activists from Afro-American organizations held the 12th annual Black People’s March in front of the White House in Washington, DC, Saturday.
Members of the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace, and Reparations were behind the march as the event was part of the 13th annual convention of their movement.
"The only thing that has ever been supportive of African people, Black people in this country was the liberation struggle," said Lisa Davis, Black is Back Coalition co-chair.
“Colonialism is a colonialist, oppressive, racist structure superimposed over us. We were stolen, our people were stolen, brought to this land. The indigenous people where they enacted genocide on them, and then a system of way of thinking were superimposed over on us. And out of that we have a brutal policing system, which is basically the police acting as an occupying force in our community,” she added.
At the rally, the passing of Glenn Ford, journalist, activist and the founder of the Black is Back Coalitionalso was also announced.
