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Chokwe Lumumba

(1947–2014) Politician

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Chokwe Lumumba was a politician.

Quick Facts About Chokwe Lumumba

Born: August 2, 1947
Died: February 25, 2014
Profession: Politician

About Chokwe Lumumba

[Wikidata] lawyer and politician from the USA... | [Wikipedia] Chokwe Lumumba Sr. was an American attorney, activist, and politician, who was affiliated with the Black separatist organization Republic of New Afrika and served as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, after serving on the City Council,

Quotes by Chokwe Lumumba

Mayors typically don't do the things we're trying to do... Revolutionaries aren't typically Mayor.

Mayors

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Change does not come on thoughts alone; because we have a revolutionary ideology and give speeches on it. It comes because you…

Change

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When we talk about economic growth, we're not talking about bringing a bunch of companies in that can make a bunch of…

Affair

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When it comes to the discussion of oppression in America, we've been experiencing the worst of it for a long time. What's…

America

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I think there's pressure on every mayor who's trying to do the right thing by their people, and that's the pressure of…

Capitalist

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In order to create a permanent atmosphere of change, that's where the solidarity economy of change comes in. You don't want to…

Atmosphere

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I think some of the most significant things happen in history when you get the right people in the right place at…

Happens

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