Letters to the Editor: Get ready for 2025, 2026 and………

Dear Editor: & & & Black folks in and around Pittsburgh, in McKees Rocks, Braddock, the Hill District, Highland Park, East Hills, and so on, should convene meetings, large and small, after the November 5 national elections and before 2025, to critique the impact of the 2024 US elections on the community; and also to “mobilize, educate, and organize” the Black community for political struggles in 2025, in 2026 and beyond.& The grave pollical storms now sweeping across the United States will intensify regardless of who wins the White House, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump& & & Black folks in the local area, in fact all across the United States, made a monumental mistake when we did not come together to critically evaluate the impact of the Obama administration on the Black community. & & & Next year, some very important elections are on the calendar. The Pittsburgh mayoral election is one example. Then, in 2026, US congressional and state elections will be held. Keep in mind that an unprecedented number of local Black elected officials are in office.& & & & & A whole lot of Black people argue that such meetings are worthless, “Black folks meet all the...