“In the foreword to Toure’s 2011 book “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now”, Michael Eric Dyson problematizes what he calls "racial patriotism", which is loyalty to race, and the practice of racial policing. To be clear, I will always be critical of problematic behavior that is not in the best interests of the Black community. When celebrities make decisions that alienate many members of the Black community, it is understandable why they receive backlash. Sell-out rhetoric, which can sometimes be misguided, reflects the tension between racial solidarity, racial betrayal, and individual freedom.”
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