IBRAHIM TRAORÉ: ‘BEWARE OF WESTERN MEDIA PROPAGANDA!’

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré held a public meeting on 11 July with various organisations in the capital, Ouagadougou, to detail his plans. In addition to sharing essential goals, he educated Burkinabé people on imperialist tactics, explaining how the Western media—specifically, Hollywood films—are a powerful form of racist propaganda meant to further imperialist objectives.

Many have noticed how Traoré’s speeches mirror those of Pan-Africanist Malcolm X who once stated, ‘The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.’



Do you think Hollywood films spread racist stereotypes around the world in the interest of Western imperialism?