#BLM: "The Clintons Use Black People For Votes" - Alicia Garza

The co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza opened up on how she views the present political presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. She was very candid about how she is so tired of being used as a black woman to gain votes. Read excerpts from the interview after the break.

Have you been disappointed with President Obama on racial justice?

He obviously occupies a very ­difficult position. He has to be a consensus builder and a coalition builder. He’s in a context where the very fact that he is a black man is to his disadvantage. You had an enormous amount of really ­disgusting things that were being thrown at him.

And at the same time, when he’s given the opportunity to address the problem of racial inequity and racial injustice, he often uses it as an opportunity to scold black people about what we should be doing differently.

Has Hillary Clinton done or said anything as a presidential candidate that’s surprised you?

Early on, she would say, “Yes, black lives matter,” but she wouldn’t acknowledge her role in processes that fundamentally showed black lives did not matter. She says that she is for economic justice, but she doesn’t support $15 an hour as the minimum wage.

After Bill Clinton told black protesters, “You are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter,” you wrote, “My back is tired of being the path to the White House.”

I was angry about that for about a month—seriously, like every single day. It’s reprehensible for him to defend the impacts his policies have had on our communities. The Clintons use black people for votes, but then don’t do anything for black communities after they’re elected. They use us for photo ops.

So where does that leave you on a Clinton-Trump election?

I am going to do everything in my power to make sure that we are not led by Donald Trump. That being said, there’s lots to be engaged in at the state level, the local level. We’re going to ­continue to push. We’re not indebted to or endeared to the Democratic Party.

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Source: Bloomberg

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