Epstein Remarks Reveal Elite Views on Africa

A resurfaced interview with Jeffrey Epstein has sparked fresh debate over how powerful elites view Africa and Black people. In this episode of The Breakdown, we examine Jeffrey Epstein’s comments on Africa from one of his final interviews with Steve Bannon. Epstein uses Africa as shorthand for failure and questions Black intellectual capacity while framing his views as neutral analysis. Critics say the remarks reveal a long-standing mindset that casts Africa as unable to govern itself and treats Black competence as conditional. They argue this thinking helps justify unequal power, policy control and financial oversight in global systems.