Elections have consequences, we are watching them play out in real life.
Replacing Justice Ginsburg is a prime example of the consequences at stake from staying home for this election.
We don’t get to opt out for the part of this we don’t like.
This is the long game, and it requires our commitment to the act of voting. That’s foundational.
There are layers to this. And to those who are telling you not to vote. Or telling you they can’t take our rights.
Tell them, after reconstruction they stripped our rights for 100 years. We have seen America use the courts against us. We’ve seen America use it’s legislative powers against Black people. We have been one of the greatest casualties of America’s racism.
Opting out of voting only ensures they have an easier path to victory. I don’t believe in making it easy for my enemies and anyone seeking to strip away my rights is my enemy.
The reason he said “they are taking Black jobs” is because Trump doesn’t believe in hiring Black people in top positions.
How many Black judges did Trump appoint? 9
How many Black judges did Biden appoint? 59
How many Black cabinet appointments did Trump have? 1 Ben Carson.
How many Black cabinet appointments did Biden have? 6 including VP. Next in line for the job.
Why does this matter? If there are no Black people in these positions, then our perspectives and experiences aren’t in the room to be considered.
The president appoints about 3600 people in key government positions only 1200 require senate confirmation. These are the people who run the government. It’s why Trump and his people in Agenda 47 say they want to “purging federal bureaucracy” which means fire government employees.
I know most of us don’t really understand the depths of how government works, but those of us who do are telling you this is not a drill.
Trump doesn’t value Black people and he showed that in his first term by only appointing 1 Black person to a job in his cabinet.
He doesn’t believe leadership and judging the nation is a Black job… he’s already proven this. If you’re voting for Trump and you’re Black you just ignore facts.
Calcasieu 31k - 2,260
St. Landry 25k - 3,038
St. Tammany 22k - 24,09
Tangipahoa 21k - 1,541
That means for every 10 Black people you see this weekend, only 1 of them voted.
There are 942,000 registered Black voters in Louisiana. If you want change share this & let’s move them.
We rank #50 in the nation.
#48 in education
#46 in healthcare
#47 in opportunity
#50 in crime
While Mr. Call a Crackhead @SenJohnKennedy collects a government check while doing nothing to make Louisiana better.
We can force a runoff if Black voters show up in masses.
A year ago @lukemixonla called me to tell me he was running for the U.S. Senate. I asked him how would he get the Black vote. He stumbled around with his answer because he had no plan to get Black voters.
Today he dropped a ad with a fake New Orleans accent pandering to Black voters in New Orleans.
When people ask me why I ran, it’s because I’m tired of people like Luke Mixon taking my community for granted.
As it stands we have Mr. Call a Crackhead on the right showing only Black people in his ad. Now we have Luke using paid Black voices because he hasn’t actually worked to earn the Black vote.
As a Black man in America I’ve never feared my Muslim brothers and sisters.
It was young white men who hung my ancestors. It was young white men who became cops & got away w murdering us.
The biggest threat to Black liberty has always been white men.
Even the gun violence in the hood.
Who created the ghetto? Who redlined Black people into housing projects, paid us unfair wages, gave our tax dollars to their communities while starving ours?
White men did. Those are facts. If you don’t like those facts, change your ways!
Black people being killed in the grocery store for being Black, I don’t have time to be politically correct to save the feelings of white men when Black bodies are dropping in this nation everyday.
The cancer of America has always been racist white men & women. They exist.