Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Black Republican Celebrities, Plus Butch Ware: the Black Muslim Revolutionary Candidate
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Mar 31, 2026 Dr. Butch Ware, California gubernatorial candidate, professor, and activist focused on Black revolutionary history. He discusses breaking from the two-party system and blending mutual aid with electoral strategy. He outlines bold plans like a vacancy tax, universal healthcare, and community-based homelessness solutions. He connects Black liberation to broader solidarity movements and campaign organizing.
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Butch Ware's Sink Or Swim Childhood Lesson
- Butch Ware shares a childhood memory of his father throwing him into water to learn to swim, teaching urgency and self-reliance.
- He frames the lesson as intentional pressure that forced rapid learning and resilience.
Electoral Politics As Part Of A Revolutionary Cocktail
- Butch explains Jill Stein asked him to run for VP after his Palestine solidarity work, which pushed him to see electoral politics as part of revolutionary strategy.
- He ties Black radical tradition examples (Malcolm, Panthers) to using ballots as one tool within broader direct action and mutual aid.
Support Ballot Access With Volunteer Time And Legal Donations
- Butch advises volunteers to register, donate to legal funds, and volunteer because ballot access fights require sustained resources.
- He recounts filing tax returns, rapid emails from the Secretary of State, and explains legal costs forced an urgent fundraising focus.
