NY BLM leader Hawk Newsome rants about black faces of oppression as he is charged with assaulting black man
New York Black Lives Matter founder Hawk Newsome ranted about “black faces of systemic oppression” as he turned himself in Monday to face charges for allegedly assaulting a black man during a bust up at a political rally in Harlem last week.The activist is accused of punching Manhattan Democratic District Leader William Allen and hurling a bullhorn at him when the protest descended into chaos on Friday afternoon, sources told The Post.The entire saga unfolded when Newsome and a host of activists swarmed Councilman Yusef Salaam’s Harlem office to object to a non-profit leader having her community funding yanked.It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the dispute.Newsome, who urged supporters to gather outside the 28th precinct to watch as he voluntarily surrendered first thing Monday, compared himself to Martin Luther King Jr.as he decried the looming charges as politically motivated.“Recognize this as a step in the right direction.
Not only do we fight racism — systemic, black racism — we fight the black faces of systemic oppression,” he said.“Martin Luther King Jr.got locked up 26 times.
Right? 26 times for this.This is a sign that we are fighting,” Newsome continued.Newsome is expected to be charged with second-degree assault over the ordeal, sources said.“The charges against me are false,” the BLM leader insisted.“This person is saying that I hit him, but there’s no video evidence of that.
There’s 30 cameras out there.Nobody has a video of that.
The only thing that was hurt was his pride.”Newsome’s allies, too, were quick to claim the charges were “trumped-up” and “politically motivated.”Tiffany Fulton, the executive director of Silent Voices United Inc who recently had her funding cut, accused others of inciting disruption and chaos.“To see this kind of political weaponization in Harlem is heartbreaking,” Fulton said in a statement.“We are witnessing firsthand how speaking truth to power comes with consequence...