The C.O.W.S. w/ John Potash: Black Identity Extremists

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes the return of John Potash. An addiction counselor and writer, Potash wrote The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders and Drugs As A Weapon Against Us. His works centers largely on how United States’ intelligence agencies have orchestrated surveillance, disruption and even violence against black people who’ve worked against the System of White Supremacy. Potash emphasizes that a consistent strategy is the weaponization of drugs to sabotage activists’ ability to think clearly. We’ll ask Potash about the recent report indicating the FBI’s concern about so called “Black Identity Extremists.” The reports stresses the high likelihood of a black person committing violence against police officers in response to police killings of black people. We explore what this means for black citizens and activists in the age of technologically advanced COINTELPRO. We’ll also discuss the ongoing heroine epidemic, why epidemic numbers of Whites are self-destructing with narcotics.