Progressive Politics are Dangerous to Black Bodies

Progressive politics are dangerous to Black bodies. It gives the illusion that race will be addressed, BUT silences Black voices and deems those voices as angry and unapproachable. The thing is that Black people aren't here to hold your hand and hug you as you cry after you being called out on your racism. Too many have died and are caged for your comfort and you want me...us...to be nice? I won't go through the definition of what it means to be a Progressive, instead I want to dig much deeper and expose the wrongs that are being done during this election. Take for example, the picture above of Moser after winning an endorsement from HBAD (Houston Black American Democrats)...

​After FOUR publications on this very website about Moser, racism and etc... she has decided to be strategic and go to Black folks who dont mind caping for her EVEN AFTER she was called out on her racism. Truly, HONESTLY if what I wrote was a fluke based on OLD material she would not have apologized TWICE! BUT, on this past Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the HBAD meeting I was confronted with the sight of Black folks voting to endorse Moser over Lizzie Fletcher. I was fine with it because the electorate of Congressional district 7 is big, BUT I got many calls and texts that bothered me. 

The texts and call came after I had dinner with my friend BIll and some friends  after the HBAD meeting. I wanted a drink at EL Real on Westhiemer and Bill was like "lets go"... other folks happened to tag along. The problem is that I wanted a drink and some of the folks who came were vehement about supporting Moser and I thought nothing of it. In politics friends play on different teams and keep their friendships separate from business. This for me was clearly not one of those times.

I started to think about the texts and calls I got starting at 7am that Tuesday asking was I going to attend and who I would vote for to be in endorsed in the CD7 race. What I did not know until tonight, is that Nicque Montgomery from the Moser camp had summoned "community leaders" to a nice dinner at Churrascos. I am working to confirm who was at the dinner, BUT I have proof from two sources that there was indeed a dinner and apparently that dinner was set up to sway folks to vote to endorse Moser the day before the endorsement meeting.

The problem with this dinner? It was set up with advance knowledge of who was recommended for endorsement by HBAD's screening committee. When I say this information was "advance knowledge," I mean that the Moser camp was notified secretly that Lizzie Fletcher was recommended for endorsement. 

Moser's endorsement from HBAD was not obtained fairly, her campaign had inside information and acted to in advance of the meeting to flip the endorsement from Lizzie Fletcher. I have verified this and I have a screen shot of a text message of Ms. Montgomery communicating with a local activist and conveying that she knew the recommendation followed by a reminder about the dinner at churrascos...

WHO leaked the recommendation to Moser's team and was it worth it? 

At this point, this needs to be addressed! I wrote about moser and it took her 12 days to make a public apology after the half assed private one that she posted on her Facebook page. I met with her, her campaign manager and Nicque a few days after her public apology... Nicque set it all up, and hoped that I was willing to overlook the issues with Laura. They dangled the idea of a forum on race to be organized with the campaign and Black Lives Matter Houston for Moser to address the issues of race directly. I have seen them in passing, BUT no consistent follow up and no other meetings were held to this date.

At this point my focus is my work with #BLMHOU, and make no mistake I would prefer a Black or Brown candidate... But, my energy will be focused on making sure Lizzie Fletcher is the winner of this run off. 

As an activist it is my mission to dismantle the power structures built on the backs of African slaves and their descedents. I am coming for anyone who does not have the best interest of the Black community at heart, even my skinfolk. You, your money, and your comfort are no longer safe. You want to claim equality but you lack the ideals of equity. Furthermore, equality is the 21st century version of integration that falsely claims a post racial society exists. At best, integration and equality are NOT for Black people and was meant for whites to not only hold respectful community with Black folks....BUT to give access to the same quality of life.

Today Quality of life is IMPORTANT for us all, but Moser is not the person who can help us get there. Sorry, NOT sorry.