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Don’t come at me with all the sins of these people. I know them well. Trump ain’t better.

You know who Joe didn’t count out?

The Deep South.

You know who progressives count out,
The Deep South.

You know where 55% of Black people live? The Deep South.
Elections is a numbers game. It’s not just about the passions and ideas.

It’s how can you count the votes needed to win.

So if we want to start winning, progressives stop acting like Black folks in the south don’t matter.
I love Bernie. Voted for him in 2016 and 2020. You know who came to my state multiple times? Kamala Harris. Joe Biden.

I think Bernie came once.

You know who has come to Louisiana repeatedly? Trump.

He goes after the south. Democrats just give it to Republicans.
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55% of Blacks in America live in the Deep South.

Imagine if that number was 65% or 75%.

We could reshape the entire landscape of the southern region of America.

We could build equity in government.

Do we believe in us?

Envision a #NewBlackSouth
Consider how Black people migrated from the south to flee Jim Crow. We built major American cities.

We can do it again.

If we want better education, let’s take over the education system of several states.

If we want to end qualified immunity, let’s take over state gov.
We have to determine that asking others to see our full humanity can’t be our perpetual fight.

We can build a new south led by #NewBlackLeaders.

This isn’t radical or racist. We aren’t evicting white people from the south.
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