Are you arguing that the individuals you named who have taken on those roles with the specific goal to represent black people in America? Seriously two people appointed to represent an administration that represented the interests of the top 1% in which white people dominate. One has made it clear that he wants as much distance between himself and black Americans. Or, a president who represents a country that is majority white. Are you seriously claiming that a representative of a collective of black citizens has consistently had a seat at the table outside of times when they were making demands for rights and policy changes under conditions that did not involve unrest that cost people their lives? The only time that has happened is when white people cared about the lives lost.
In this movement there is doubt as to whether or not there are enough white people who care enough to acknowledge that they have no clue about the black experience and that we need to listen to people in the trenches who are themselves or have family who live their lives with risks white people can't relate to.
It is ordinary black citizens who are being ignored and derided by white people who claim to have all the answers based on the fact that there have been some people of color who have taken on governmental roles. Pointing out the great gains of black America only supports the argument that white people don't give a damn.
As far as Obama going around taking control of police departments, any president who did that would be considered tyrannical. Our federal governmental arrangement allows for a certain amount of local control. Imagine the Reagan and Bush administration without some kind of restraint. Our state and local governments were the only thing between us and a much more comprehensive power grab by the Bush administration.
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