You can walk and chew gum at the same time.
You can walk and listen to music at the same time.
You can walk and drink coffee, water, juice, or soda at the same time.
You can walk and carry your groceries at the same time.
You can walk and talk on the phone at the same time.
You can walk and do many things at the same time...
...but for some reason you can't accept positions of power and still seek policies and benefits (reps) at the same time. Having more Black faces in power can help make certain policies and proposals become a reality.
Everything isn't always made out to be symbolic gestures.
not when they don’t have black peoples’ best interests at heart
BLM as an organization has plenty of black faces, what national policies were lobbied and pass because of them?? SAME with NAACP.