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The Benjamin Dixon Show

07-07-25 | Black Seniors, Misleadership & Progress: Clyburn, Jeffries vs Mamdani—w/ Margaret Kimberley

The Benjamin Dixon Show

The Benjamin Dixon Show

News, Politics

4.6855 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As the threat of MAGA fascism grows, the Democratic establishment’s Black elders and seniors—like James Clyburn and Hakeem Jeffries—continue to side with the status quo, even when it means blocking progressive change and working alongside Republicans. This episode, Benjamin Dixon is joined by Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report to break down the generational divide within Black politics, call out the Congressional Black Caucus, and spotlight the fight for real progress in New York, where Zohran Mamdani stands as a true alternative. It’s an honest, urgent look at why Black leadership must do more than simply survive—they must fight for the future. Become a patron!

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0:18.3

We are living in a moment where the threat of fascism is real and rising, embodied by Maga and Donald Trump,

0:27.4

whose movement endangers every step of progress made in this country for all people, but especially for black Americans.

0:35.3

But as we focus on the dangers from the right,

0:38.3

there is a more insidious and more subtle threat

0:41.3

inside of the so-called resistance.

0:44.3

Black leaders and Democrats,

0:46.3

entrusted to defend our interests,

0:49.3

are increasingly complicit in protecting the status quo,

0:53.3

even if that means aligning with MAGA

0:56.3

interest or blocking genuine progress from within their own ranks I need to say that again

1:03.0

even if that means aligning with MAGA's interest or blocking genuine progress from within their own ranks this is happening right now

1:15.1

in new york city where establishment democrats including powerful black politicians have lined up

1:22.5

alongside republicans to oppose the democratic nominee zoran Memdani in favor of Eric Adams.

1:31.2

This kind of bipartisan sabotage isn't just about party rivalry. It's about power, resources,

1:38.9

and who gets left behind. Now, we can't ignore the generational divide either. Older black Americans and voters often cling to the party establishment out of habit or history or survival.

1:53.0

But black millennials and Gen Z have seen through the illusion because for them, college stable jobs and secure housing are

2:03.4

vanishing dreams history is clear collaboration with empire no matter the intention no matter the

2:11.5

cause never ends well for the oppressed so today we're examining not just the dangers outside, but the

2:19.9

betrayals from within and how the fear of socialism and comfort within the Democratic Party

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