The Failure of the Congressional Black Caucus

 

The Congressional Black Caucus's Silent Partnership With AIPAC is anti-black





Gentrification

Black neighborhoods — communities that survived redlining and disinvestment — are being swallowed by gentrification.

Where is CBC-backed federal protection for long-time residents?
Where is community land trust funding?
Where is a national wealth-building framework?

Gone.
Ignored.
Silent.

Because gentrification happens in Democratic cities, funded by Democratic donors.

Reparations

The CBC loves to talk about reparations.
They’ll co-sponsor a bill that goes nowhere.
They’ll make a speech on Juneteenth.

But fight for reparations?
Withhold their votes?
Refuse to support party priorities until reparations is on the table?

Absolutely not.

Because the party doesn’t want reparations.
So the CBC doesn’t either.


A non-black winner. And an anti-black type

Rivash Deepnarain, 2022 Winner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation scholarship. No Blacks allowed.

The Stumbling Blocks: Black Politicians & Black Preachers


“The Black politician and the Black preacher are our greatest stumbling blocks.”

Why?
Because they have trust.
Access.
Influence.
A platform.

And too many use that platform not for liberation, but for maintenance — maintaining their careers, their proximity to power, their relationship with the party.

The Black politician becomes a manager of Black expectations.
The Black preacher becomes a political operative.
Both become buffers between our demands and the party’s refusal.

They tell us:

  • “Be patient.”
  • “Vote blue no matter who.”
  • “Incremental progress is the only way.”
  • “You’re helping Republicans if you push too hard.”

They protect the party from us — not us from the party.

The CBC: Symbolism Over Substance

Kente cloth?
Kneeling for eight minutes?
Quoting scripture on Sunday?

That’s easy.

But abolishing qualified immunity?
Defunding police departments that kill us?
Rewriting budgets to serve Black communities?

That’s hard.
And the CBC will not risk their careers to fight for our liberation.

They were never designed to free us — they were designed to manage us.
A pressure valve, not a battering ram.
A buffer, not a pathway.

So What Do We Do?

We change the game.

1. Primary Them

Run Black candidates who are accountable to Black communities, not to the Democratic Party.

2. Build Independent Black Power

Outside the two-party system:

  • Political education
  • Media
  • Community organizing
  • Economic cooperatives

3. Demand Deliverables

No more vibes.
No more symbolism.

What will you do, when will you do it, and how will we measure it?

4. Expose the Failures Publicly

Make silence costly.
Make betrayal visible.

5. Build New Leadership

Independent, courageous, accountable leadership — not careerists in Kente cloth.


Conclusion

The CBC is not our weapon.
They are the velvet glove on the iron fist.
The friendly face of a system that harms us.
The stumbling block between our suffering and our liberation.

And until we build leadership that is truly accountable to Black America, we will continue to suffer while our representatives succeed.

The question now is simple:

We know the truth.

So what are we going to do about it?

#FBA






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