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I’ve written pretty extensively about the various attempts to divide Black and Brown communities over the immigration issue. At the root of this are racists who hate both Black and Brown but will conveniently show up and suggest to either group why they should hate and distrust the other.
Blacks are often told that Browns are taking away jobs and that gangs on the west coast are attacking us indiscriminately.
Browns are told Blacks are dangerous and will rob and kill them at any chance. Many are told that they are harder worker and better assimilated then their Black counterparts.
Lastly many corporate backed individuals and entities will seek charismatic individuals and give them a platform to espouse backward and divisive views about either race. These newly minted spokespeople are often depicted as sound leaders for the community..Divide and Conquer is the name of the game..
My man Carlos from DC aka Carlos A. Quiroz has hit the issue of Black-Brown unity for a while..We first met during a Netroots Conference in Pittsburgh.. There we discussed the issue..and did a number of interviews..
Recently Carlos dropped a hard-hitting commentary.. He’s getting ready to drop it in Spanish..Here’s what he wrote:
This video is a response to questions and suggestions sent by readers of this blog and my Youtube subscribers. Please leave a comment if you want to add some ideas to this debate. I’m speaking based on my experience as an Indigenous man who have migrated to a Black-majority city.
We all need to know who is behind the Illegal Alien Invasion scare scam. We need to understand that we Brown and Black communities need to work together to solve our real problems, we must honor our common history of struggle for equality.
Peep his blog and excellent writings.. Ponder his video message.. on the so called ‘Illegal Alien Invasion
http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2010/05/message-to-blacks-against-illegal-alien.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRUz-xw_bjE&feature=player_embedded
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