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Susan, I thought, ‘Damn, <strong>the</strong>se cats all know each o<strong>the</strong>r and <strong>the</strong>ir families.<br />

That’s odd,’ ” he says. “But after a few minutes I realized <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

talking about soap operas. Television in prison is <strong>the</strong> great pacifier. They<br />

love ‘Basketball Wives’ because it is ‘T and A’ with women <strong>of</strong> color. They<br />

know how many cars Jay-Z has. But <strong>the</strong>y don’t know <strong>the</strong>ir own history.<br />

They don’t understand how <strong>the</strong>y got here. They don’t know what is being<br />

done to <strong>the</strong>m. I tell <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>y have to read and <strong>the</strong>y say, ‘Man, I don’t do<br />

books.’ And that is just how <strong>the</strong> empire wants it. You can’t fight power if<br />

you don’t understand it. And you can’t understand it if you don’t<br />

experience it and <strong>the</strong>n dissect it.” Read More<br />

Black Misleadership Class Pretends It’s Ready to Fight <strong>the</strong> Power<br />

• Voting Rights | Racial Equality | Mass incarceration | Marc Morial<br />

Urban League | Ben Jealous | Al Sharpton | Obamacare

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