{"id":278889,"date":"2021-06-19T16:03:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/potential-return-of-black-liberation-movement-shocks-experts\/"},"modified":"2021-06-19T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T13:03:48","slug":"potential-return-of-black-liberation-movement-shocks-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/potential-return-of-black-liberation-movement-shocks-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Potential return of Black Liberation Movement shocks experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Potential return of Black Liberation Movement shocks experts<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Washington Square Park agitator\u2019s claim this week to be a member of the Black Liberation Movement shocked law enforcement experts already troubled by escalating violence in the green space and anti-cop sentiment across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh-oh, the Black Liberation Movement is not what you want to hear. This is bad,\u201d Manny Gomez, a former NYPD officer and FBI agent, told The Post. \u201cThese are anarchists and they\u2019re getting more and more brazen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The revelation comes as more violence erupted Friday night in the famed Greenwich Village park. A woman was left bloody after she was trampled by a terrified crowd fleeing a man who was waving a knife and a taser. The man was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Liberation Movement, or Black Liberation Army, was a violent branch of the Black Panther Party in the 1970s blamed for the execution of more than a dozen cops around the country, including four New York City officers in 1971 and 1972.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Liberation Movement \u201cis dedicated toward fighting for the liberation of all people by centering on the most underprivileged of people, which are black people \u2026 and uplifting them and making sure we get equity,\u201d Na-Lekan Masego of Brooklyn told The Post Wednesday night as he joined scores of protesters angrily denouncing the NYPD outside a community meeting at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Greenwich Village.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Na-Lekan Masego from Brooklyn\" class=\"wp-image-18576099 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Na-Lekan Masego has a history of assaulting police officers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The meeting was organized by the NYPD\u2019s 6th Precinct to address the ongoing violence and chaos in Washington Square Park. Hundreds of people stood in a line nearly three blocks long to attend. Most were shut out because of space restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>An impromptu and volatile protest quickly formed at the corner of Bleecker and Carmine streets among those who couldn\u2019t get into the meeting. Bleecker Street was closed to traffic as protesters angrily taunted the dozens of cops watching the doors and patrolling the intersection, calling out some officers by name.<\/p>\n<p>Other protesters, including Masego, spoke to the crowd using a microphone and speaker.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Washington Square Park meeting\" class=\"wp-image-18576114 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/washington-square-park-meeting-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/washington-square-park-meeting-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/washington-square-park-meeting-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/washington-square-park-meeting-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/washington-square-park-meeting-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The outside protest started after the meeting stopped letting people in due to space restrictions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Masego, who said his given name is Nasheem Dortch, has a history with the cops. His rap sheet lists five arrests, including two for assaulting police officers, according to a law enforcement source. <\/p>\n<p>He said he was attacked by cops with a baton in Washington Square Park as officers attempted to enforce a short-lived 10 p.m. curfew the night of June 5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of brutalization (by cops) going on\u201d that night, said Masego. More than 20 people were arrested during the clash, while five officers were injured. A source says Masego caused one of those police injuries when he resisted arrest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"987\" alt=\"Na-Lekan-Masego\" class=\"wp-image-18576132 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Na-Lekan-Masego-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1383 1383w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Na-Lekan-Masego, who took part in the protest, told The Post the Black Liberation Movement \u201cis dedicated toward fighting for the liberation of all people by centering on the most underprivileged of people.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As recently as this year, Black Liberation Army ideology was being taught in New York City public schools, with assistance from former BLA member Joanne Chesimard, aka Assata Shakur, who was convicted in the 1973 execution-style killing of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Mullins, president of the NYPD\u2019s Sergeants Benevolent Association, said he believes there is no widespread return of the Black Liberation Movement at this time. But he fears its mere mention is another ominous sign for New York City residents and for police officers working the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the Black Liberation Movement means for the city is that we\u2019re going back to the bad old days of police assassinations, intimidation and violence,\u201d he said. \u201cIf this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens, it\u2019s going to be very divisive as far as race goes and cause a lot of problems for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"People line up to attend a meeting to discuss crime at Washington Square Park at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Greenwich Village.\" class=\"wp-image-18576207 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/2-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People line up to attend a meeting to discuss crime in Washington Square Park at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Greenwich Village.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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