Thanks, But no Thanks Dion!

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BY VINCENT L. HALL

You were dead wrong if you thought you had seen the full “Crackerocracy” at work. As the mudslinging and fire-breathing antics warm up between Ronald Dion DeSantis and Donald John Trump, the white-hot ashes (pun intended) of American racism will be strewn from Sea to Shining Sea!

The first mention of Crackerocracy I heard was from the illuminating lips of Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. Unlike democracy or aristocracy, Crackerocracy is a throwback to the antebellum Southern political hierarchy. The Crackerocracy has survived throughout the reign and rule of the Confederates, the Segregationists, and now the Insurrectionists.

Ron is a model member of America’s newest iteration of the Crackerocracy. They go to the line but seldom cross over. You can see the formation of the letter N on their lips, but they fall just short of calling you a “Nagger.” The followers of the Crackerocracy get a bigger bang out of finishing the sentence anyway.

DeSantis fortified my theory just recently. Listen closely to how CNN reports his assault on the national movement toward buoying African American studies.

“Florida rejected a proposed Advanced Placement course focused on African American Studies because it included a study of topics like the Movement for Black Lives, Black feminism, and reparations, according to a list of concerns provided to CNN on Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office.

According to the list of concerns, their objections cover six topics of study, all in the fourth and final unit, when students study “Movements and Debates.”

A previous draft version of the concerns sent to CNN by his office included an objection to the study of “The Black program, that the course violated state law and rejected its inclusion in Florida schools.

The course, which is the first of its kind, was first introduced in the fall as a pilot in about 60 schools and will be offered nationwide starting in the 2024-25 school year. It was developed over the last decade and is intended to be a multidisciplinary study of the African American diaspora that includes literature, the arts, science, politics, and geography.

Under DeSantis, whose standing among conservatives has soared nationwide following his public stances on hot-button cultural issues and who is said to be weighing a potential 2024 presidential bid – the state has banned the teaching of critical race theory. Last year, it moved to prohibit instruction that suggests anyone is privileged or oppressed based on their race or skin color.”

White is a necessary supplement to the Crackerocracy. Crackerocracy leaders like DeSantis, Trump, Taylor-Greene, and the like believe that this land is their land and was never meant for you and me.

What he and his ilk do not grasp is the rebellious gene of the Negroid race. He doesn’t understand that what you tell me I can’t do is what I want most to do. His ignorance of the resistance to oppression by Black people in America

Power Movement and The Black Panther Party.” The draft version asserted that “The Black Panther Party (BPP) was based on the ideology of Marxism- Leninism. The goal of the BPP was to fundamentally change or overthrow the American government.”

However, in an updated version of the state’s concerns, the references to the Black Panther Party were removed and replaced with an objection to the study of “Black Queer Studies.”

The state Department of Education on January 12 informed the College Board, the organization that oversees the Advanced Placement

Listen carefully as the coup de grace and his rai·son d’ê·tre shows up in the article’s following sentence.

“DeSantis’ office said the state would reconsider the decision if the course is changed to comply with Florida law.”

That was “Mighty White” of him, huh? “Mighty White,” according to my grandmother, was the audacity of privileged White men to give you something for which they have no legitimate claim or control. Like clean air or human rights. They take full credit and expect you to be appreciative.

Over the years, I have learned that Grandmother Hall’s assertion of Mighty does not serve him well.

DeSantis’ attack and potential annihilation of “Africana Studies” in Florida will create a renewed vitality for the subject from California to Connecticut and New Mexico to New Hampshire.

DeSantis and his overreach for power in the Trump-controlled Republican Party will create the nexus of a new generation of Black and White fighters for truth and justice.

That was Mighty White of you “Ron Dion”, but no thanks. We got this!