
Rooftop Revelations: Will wokeism be the death of black America?
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On day 94 of his rooftop journey, Pastor Corey Brooks and Shelby Steele discussed wokeness.
Wokeism functions as a backward looking ideology that derives power not from creating opportunities and present day solutions but from the sins of America’s racist past. That is why the pastor rejects the empty ideology that exploits black pain and gives nothing in return. On the 94th day of his 100-day rooftop vigil to raise funds to build a transformative community center on the South Side of Chicago, the pastor hosted a video chat with Shelby Steele, who wrote and produced the 2020 documentary "What Killed Michael Brown?" The pastor appeared in that film. (Disclosure: Eli Steele is the son of Shelby Steele and directed "What Killed Michael Brown?")
"I want to ask you a question about this woke thing," the pastor began. "What is the real story behind the battle and why do you think these woke folks claim to be helping us?"