MSNBC Asks 'Why No Kings?' — While Ignoring Their Silence on Black Liberation
The story laments the supposed apathy of Black America towards the 'No Kings' movement in the UK, as if the primary focus for Black activists across the Atlantic should be the British Crown. This framing ignores centuries of anti-colonial resistance and the ongoing fight against systemic oppression within the United States. Perhaps the question isn't why Black America isn't excited about British
royal protests, but why mainstream media is so uninterested in covering—or actively undermining—Black liberation movements here that challenge their own benefactors. While MSNBC wrings its hands over perceived indifference to British monarchical issues, it often sidesteps the inconvenient truths of how institutions they promote, and politicians they platform, benefit from systems that perpetuate
racial and economic injustice domestically and globally. The media's selective outrage is less about 'exciting' Black America and more about diverting attention from the powerful interests they serve, including those who funnel money into political campaigns to maintain the very status quo Black liberation movements seek to dismantle. One might wonder if the 'lack of excitement' is simply a
refusal to engage with a distraction, when very real kings of industry and political power still demand fealty in Washington.