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The very first "Black Democrat" listed in this @Zachary Warmbrodt Politico article is Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - NY), who Citizens for Ethics has called "One of the Most Corrupt Members of Congress". Off to a great start, Zach! LOL https://twitter.com/politico/status/1302955526171566084
The next person named in the article is Roger Ferguson (his Wikipedia page is here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_W._Ferguson_Jr.)
Roger is the CEO of TIAA, which was the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit in 2017 (here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/the-finger-pointing-at-the-finance-firm-tiaa.html)
He's also a board member of General Mills & Alphabet.
Roger is the CEO of TIAA, which was the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit in 2017 (here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/the-finger-pointing-at-the-finance-firm-tiaa.html)
He's also a board member of General Mills & Alphabet.
The next two names, John Rogers & Mellody Hobson, are co-CEOs of Ariel Investments, the largest minority-owned mutual fund firm.
Ariel Investments LLC. serves United Airlines, ChevronTexaco, WalMart, & Pepsico (
). It also handles the California St. Teachers' Retirement System.
Ariel Investments LLC. serves United Airlines, ChevronTexaco, WalMart, & Pepsico (
). It also handles the California St. Teachers' Retirement System.
The next "Black Democrat" urging Biden to cozy up to Wall Street named in the article is Paul Thornell.
Paul was a lobbyist for Citigroup during Obama's administration, according to OpenSecrets (here: https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=17467)
Here's his current job: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000022111
Paul was a lobbyist for Citigroup during Obama's administration, according to OpenSecrets (here: https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=17467)
Here's his current job: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000022111
Then there's Nicole Venable, who acknowledges in the article that it's necessary to make deals with the devil to advance a political career (I'm assuming specifically for minorities.) I'd say that rings true for a lot of white people as well, but it sounds about right.
Speaking of Nicole, here's her employment history as a lobbyist (oh. She's a lobbyist by the way. Forgot to mention that. https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=36238)
Her current employer, Bockorney Group, has 32 clients (here: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?id=D000021875&cycle=2020.)
Her current employer, Bockorney Group, has 32 clients (here: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?id=D000021875&cycle=2020.)
The article mentions Aaron Klein next, who not only is a fellow of the corporate think-tank Brookings Institution...also looks a bit...pale? Maybe that's racist. I'm sure he's as black as Wesley Snipes, and I'm just missing something. 
This right here is the crux of the progressive argument, though. Thanks for including it, @Zachary.
Something US liberals and conservatives are both extremely guilty of is the tokenization of minorities and use of their identities to perpetuate our white, patriarchal oligarchy.
Something US liberals and conservatives are both extremely guilty of is the tokenization of minorities and use of their identities to perpetuate our white, patriarchal oligarchy.
