Black Leadership Accountability Essential

LA Progressive
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

At first, President Barack Obama was largely an untouchable icon, above reproach. Increasingly, however, more Blacks began talking about the need for him to address their specific needs and concerns. But the talk skirted an equally important long-standing issue: The Black community’s failure to hold Black elected and other leaders accountable. Hasn’t pervasive self-serving, rather than group-oriented, leadership…

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