What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.

No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women.

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.

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