2018 Legislative Report Card

WHAT IS RACIAL JUSTICE?
Black Liberation is the political foundation
of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
We are unapologetically Black and
unapologetically committed to advocating
for the collective empowerment of Black
people in Baltimore and throughout the
state. We view political independence as
an essential benchmark towards the goal
of Black Liberation.
For instance, there was a lot of news
coverage about confederate statues
coming down around the country.
The media coverage was a symbolic
gesture that allowed people to appear
to be champions for racial justice, without having to challenge the
institutions that maintain the system of white supremacy. Additionally,
having Black faces in high places is not an effective strategy for Black
empowerment. Black people that believe that increasing their personal
proximity to power will impact the masses of Black people are making
a grave mistake. This approach allows the establishment use their
designated Black gate keeper as symbol to appease the Black masses
as an exercise in “Negro control.”
LBS is heeding the call to remind Black elected officials that our
collective group power, as a mass political base, is the only way for
Black people to exercise real political power in this state. We believe
that the only power that will change the condition of Black people in
this state is collective power, a Black voter bloc, that is authentically
accountable to the community. Thus, in this document, we highlight
the Black legislators who have taken an approach to the detriment of
Black political power.
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2018 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD