Every time Black people in America come together with a vision of building something powerful for ourselves, the U.S. government seems to have a plan already in place to tear it down. This has been the pattern for decades. It is not accidental, it is deliberate. From the moment a leader rises up who can inspire the masses, watch carefully—there will always be an infiltration. And the cruel twist? Many times, the ones used against us look just like us. They sit in our meetings, eat at our tables, laugh in our faces, and all the while, they are reporting back to the very system that wants to keep us broken.
The sad reality is that the U.S. government has a long history of using agents and informants to dismantle organizations that were designed to uplift the Black community.
They don’t want us unified. They don’t want us to wake up to our true power. They don’t want us free from their control. What they want is chaos, mistrust, and constant fighting among ourselves. They send informants to stir the pot, to plant seeds of doubt, and to destroy the morale of those who dare to dream of a better future.
This is why every movement that has risen with strength—from Marcus Garvey’s UNIA to the Black Panther Party, to civil rights groups, to grassroots organizations in our neighborhoods—has faced a similar fate. Agents on the inside. Informants working for the outside. And an agenda of destruction, fueled by fear of our potential.
Today, the tactics look different on the surface, but the agenda remains the same. Instead of only planting informants in our organizations, they flood our social media feeds with distractions. They push a culture of hedonism, quick pleasure, and endless consumption. They push titillation and sex while ignoring the rising cases of HIV and other diseases. They glorify materialism, violence, and selfishness, all while breaking down the family unit and community structure that once held us strong.
We cannot ignore these realities. To look the other way is to continue being prey to the same traps that have destroyed countless leaders and movements before. The truth is bold, raw, and painful—but it is the truth. Agents, informants, and deceptive agendas have worked against us in the past, and they are still working against us now.
The Long Shadow of Government Infiltration
When Marcus Garvey launched the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in the early 1900s, he was targeted relentlessly. His message of Black pride, self-sufficiency, and economic independence terrified the U.S. government. They planted spies in his ranks, twisted his words, and eventually jailed him on questionable charges. Garvey’s fall wasn’t just about one man—it was about destroying a vision that could have liberated millions.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black Panther Party became another target. They were feeding children, educating communities, and defending Black people against police brutality. That was too much power in the eyes of the U.S. government. Through the FBI’s COINTELPRO program, agents were planted inside the movement to sow distrust and division. Leaders like Fred Hampton were monitored, betrayed, and ultimately assassinated—with the help of insiders who had sold themselves to the system.
Even Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not spared. While he was alive, the FBI kept him under constant surveillance, sending informants to track his every move. They were terrified that his growing influence would spark a unified movement too powerful to control. They tried to destroy his character, blackmail him, and weaken his support base.
And let us not forget Malcolm X. In his own speeches, Malcolm warned us of “agents among us.” He knew the danger was not just outside the door—it was sitting inside the house. The betrayals, the leaks, the sabotage—much of it was orchestrated through infiltration.
Deceptive Agendas in Modern Times
Today, infiltration is not only about informants sitting in secret meetings. It is about shaping the culture of the people. They no longer have to physically sit at the table to destroy us; they can now control us with images, messages, and technology.
Look at the music industry. Look at the endless flood of violent lyrics, degrading images, and hyper-sexualized content. Who funds it? Who pushes it? It is not an accident. It is not random. It is part of a bigger agenda to weaken our minds, break down our values, and distract us from building true power.
Look at social media. The same government that claims to “protect” us allows endless streams of destructive content to flood our screens. But positive, uplifting messages rarely get pushed to the top. Our children are trained to indulge in momentary pleasure without seeing the long-term destruction. We become our own executioners, carrying out the deceptive agenda they set in motion.
And the greatest trick of all? They make us fight each other. They divide us by class, by religion, by gender, by sexuality, by politics—anything to keep us from seeing the bigger picture. While we fight among ourselves, the system watches and smiles.
Informants Among Us
One of the hardest truths to face is that many of the people we trust the most may not be who they appear to be. Al Sharpton, for example, was exposed as a confidential informant for the FBI. Whether he was called an “agent” or not does not matter. What matters is that he was providing information to the same system that has oppressed us. And if it can be one, it can be many.
This is why trust in our movements has been so difficult to build. How can you truly know who is standing beside you when the government has a proven history of planting their people in our ranks? The goal has always been the same: confuse us, divide us, weaken us, and destroy any chance of true unity.
Agents, informants, and deceptive agendas are not just relics of the past. They are alive and active today, shaping the way we think, behave, and treat each other. The same playbook is being used, just updated for a new generation. What once was COINTELPRO is now social engineering through media, technology, and culture.
We must be vigilant. We must understand history so that we can see the patterns when they repeat themselves. Too often, we forget the lessons of Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Hampton, and so many others who paid the price for daring to uplift the Black community. Their sacrifices should not be in vain.
The first step in fighting back is awareness. When we understand the game being played, we can stop being pawns on their board. We can protect our movements, protect our leaders, and protect our future. But it requires discipline, unity, and the courage to call out deception when we see it.
We cannot afford to be fooled by agents wearing friendly faces. We cannot afford to let informants destroy our trust from the inside. And we cannot afford to let deceptive agendas distract us into a life of pleasure-seeking while our future burns away.
The truth is sharp. The truth is uncomfortable. But the truth will set us free. Agents, informants, and deceptive agendas have robbed us long enough. It is time to expose them, reject them, and rise above them.
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