"Right-wing state violence, on every level, is trying to stomp out the vision of a multiracial, pluralistic democracy and replace it with plans for a white ethnostate. If the right wing wins, its victory will come at a cost. The United States will likely implode."
"Black writers have long mapped alternative futures that led away from the 'American Dream.' Some are Pan-African. Some envision a worker's democracy. Some articulate a new religion of change. What they share in common is a vision for a Black future free of racism that builds community on the lessons learned from surviving slavery."
Nearly six years after George Floyd's murder, state violence in the United States has broadened its scope to include white protesters, journalists, and politicians, with new memorials honoring victims like Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti killed by ICE agents. Right-wing state violence operates across all levels to dismantle multiracial, pluralistic democracy and establish a white ethnostate. This trajectory threatens national stability, with millions losing faith in the rule of law as the country transforms into an early-stage authoritarian state. Black America must reconsider freedom beyond American frameworks. Black writers have long envisioned alternative futures—Pan-African, worker's democracy, or spiritual transformation—that share a common vision: a Black future free of racism built on lessons from surviving slavery, emerging from the ruins of the current system.
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