Antonio French: To Black Dems, white progressive behavior looks frustratingly familiar

“Every north side ward has been canvassed,” she said. “The organizations that are directing this are 100% Black. We were asked to bring this forward as a request from these organizations … whose boards and staff are Black.” She said this is not a case of “white folks from south St. Louis telling the north side what to do.”

“This is organizations who have asked us to bring this forward,” said Rice.

The fact that some Black activists and progressive organizations frequently go…