The opening of the Obama center has brought Barack Obama Back into the spotlight although he offers nothing new. He will be in the pocket of the oligarchy for the rest of his life, and that means he must continue to erase the history of Black people in order to stay in their good graces. Now he praises George Washington, the slaveholding genocidaire.

It is interesting that as Obama spoke of absolving Washington of his crimes he became visibly more nervous, less sure of himself. He realized that his whitewashing of history would not go over well. He was correct. He was widely vilified even by Black people who usually defend him, and his effort at upholding the history of white supremacy didn’t find an audience with the right either.

Like all presidents Obama is an errand boy for the oligarchy but he holds a special place for them, which is why he has to give puff piece interviews to the Democratic Party’s favorite network. 

Margaret Kimberly

The Black Agenda Report