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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie's choice for the DNC Platform Committee
It doesnt have to be overt, the president is right about that, West continued. But too many black people are niggerized. I would say the first black president has become the first niggerized black president.
- Dr. Cornell West, newly appointed member of the Democratic National Convention Platform Committee
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Bernie's choice for the DNC Platform Committee (Original Post)
RandySF
May 2016
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Might I suggest reading Dr. West's 2007 piece about the term and what it means?
Scootaloo
May 2016
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Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)1. Might I suggest reading Dr. West's 2007 piece about the term and what it means?
Please do inform yourself.
tazkcmo
(7,306 posts)2. What ever makes you uncomfortable
Makes me comfortable. Thank you for reassuring me that Sen Sanders is doing exactly the right thing.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)3. Great way to marginalize Bernie's other picks.
West will probably be so extreme that the other Bernie committee members have to walk it back.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)4. This tells me how much Bernie is interested in getting the PoC vote