By Lucius Gantt
Black men don’t jump!
There has been a lot of speculation about significant numbers of Black voters appearing to support the Babayka Brigade in the 2024 Presidential Election.
The Babayka, or Russian Bogeyman, is former President Donald Trump who controls the Republican Party like Calvin Candy controlled Candyland in the movie “D’Jango”.
It’s no secret that there will always be Black men, and Black women, who will cast votes for Republican candidates on the federal, state and local levels.
It is also no secret that some Blacks you see at rallies, on news-casts, and Blacks eating fast-food chicken on social media have been paid for their expressions of love.
I don’t have a problem with the political hustlers or the political professionals who get paid to do the political “wild thing”.
But I can’t vote for any candidate that disrespects African Americans and Africans who live in the Motherland.
If you only get your political news and advice from TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and World Star Hip Hop, you probably don’t know who Donald Trump truly is.
Donald Trump was raised by a father who was an ardent supporter of the Ku Klux Klan in New York where the family real estate business was accused of refusing to lease apartments to Black tenants.
Trump reportedly once said Black people should go back to their “huts” in Africa. He said five innocent young Black men, once known as the “Central Park Five” should get the death penalty for an assault they didn’t commit.
Recently, the impeached, indicted, and accused former President said he “loves” Black people and that no President has done more for Blacks than he did.
Donald Trump doesn’t love anyone who has African ancestry. He doesn’t love democracy, he doesn’t love equality, he doesn’t love justice, and he hates the “American way”.
Can you imagine the Palestinians having love and support for Benjamin Netanyahu?
Black voters of all genders should stop falling for the political okey doke!
Trump wants to be a dicta- tor who seeks a lifetime term as U.S. President. He wants to be a modern-day wicked Pharoah. He wants to ban Muslims. He wants to deport immigrants. He wants to suppress your votes. And, he wants to take away what few health, protection, and other rights you have.
Black men don’t jump on the Trump political patty wagon. Donald Trump is pretending to be your friend, posing as your savior and benefactor, and acting like your comforter in these times of trouble.
I can’t tell you whom to vote for, but I can tell you Trump is a political “skunk”, in my opinion.
Kanye West, Ice Cube, and other well-known Black men have expressed eagerness to talk and work with American politicians who have been behaving like Russian assets, but I can’t go for that, no can do!a
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