Traditional black organizations stay silent on issues deemed politically unsafe

Evidence

For her, “often times the most striking thing to me is what they don’t do, and what they don’t speak out about, because of politics in general, and more specifically because of the state of black politics—what we think is safe, what we think is feasible, and what we think is actually achievable.” — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 633

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in Glaude’s critique of black electoral/leadership habits as strategy versus values.