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Troy This is not unusual I often challenge @Pioneer1's sources, but he accepts the critique and moves on In full transparency, that's because you have the power to delete my posts or ban me. As much as I like you, if you DIDN'T have those powers I'd be arguing with your ass a lot more.....LMBAO. Your denial of race ALONE would make you a regular target, lol.

Daniel Literacy doesn’t define what makes a person smart. It’s means they like reading. We need to re examine our stereotypes and assumptions. Lol..... If we were to compare the mean IQ's of those who hang out in bookstores vs those who hang out in bars....I wonder what would we find?

Troy This is not true white people say this too. Besides you are "Black" and you don't even believe it. True. I actually thought of this when typing out that statement but the reason THEY do say it is NOT out of sincerity but out of deception. Kind of like how they say, "Hey bro....I'm not racist. Some of my best friends are Black" They say it without meaning it. When Black folks say can't we all get along they REALLY MEAN IT. Many of our people are TRULY hurt that Caucasians don't want to be friends with them or accept them as equal. It really disturbs them because they really WISH to get along. "Yeah I got billions Yeah I got houses Yeah I'm known all around the world. But the way that White girl treated me at Starbucks......... She ignored me and treated me like I wasn't even human. The pain.....the pain...the paaahaaahaaaain!" You know something bro..... I sincerely believe that the ONLY thing many of our people want is to be "loved" by White folks and if they can just get that....having everything else stripped from them and being reduced to a state of slavery again would be FINE. Just as long as the White folks love them and accept them.

Troy We have a common enemy so to speak. We may have a common enemy but one of the main problems is that not all Black people recognize them as such. I see White Supremacists as the enemy but...... -To some Black women, the BLACK MAN is the enemy. -To some Black drug dealers, a Black COP is the enemy. -To a Black Crip member, a Black BLOOD is the enemy. -To many Black Republicans, a Black DEMOCRAT is the enemy. -To a lot of Black Muslims in Africa, Black CHRISTIANS are the enemy and they shoot them and kill them on site. Many of our people have been brainwashed and confused by the White Supremacists into not knowing who their true enemy is. Also, you must also be willing to entertain the idea that many of the public displays of division you see among Caucasians are STAGED. They are PHONEY. They aren't real, they are just pretending to fight and disagree with eachother in order to re-enforce White Supremacists confusion. These are known as "White Actors". Daniel said: There you have it.......

What Caucasians call "magic" is extremely high ancient SCIENCE. Kind of like how a cigarette lighter would be seen as "magic" to a primitive cave man. A Black woman in Haiti knows how to take a doll and use it to inflict pain on a live human being. She knows a SCIENCE. But because the Caucasian doesn't know it and she refuses to teach it to him, he dismisses it and calls it "magic". "Look at that UFO! They must come from Mars because WE (White folks) don't have the technology to engineer craft like that!" If THEY can't do it....they figure it can't be done. White Supremacists are something else.....lol. They were given a LIMITED amount of knowledge, so those who have more than them are seen as mysterious and they call their knowledge magic.

FAS Kirsten is NOT "half-white." She is African- and Native American. ???? Where did you get THIS information? Even if it were true, it STILL wouldn't make her Black but rather Zamba. I agree with the above 100%. Trump inherited a rapidly recovering economy. Lol, recovered for who? The only thing President Obama did was stabilize this corrupt economy to protect the rich establishment and keep them propped up. Vampire Capitalism was SUPPOSED to collapse under the weight of it's own corruption but he voted for the bailout to keep it propped up and did everything within his power as President to maintain it. I remember in an interview President Obama said that he warned the Bankers that people were coming for them with torches and pitch-forks and that HE was the only one standing between them. In other word he was PROTECTING these corrrupt bankers from the wrath of the people! My question is WHY would you stand in the way of the people to exact justice on a corrupt econmic system? The people are SUPPOSED to tear down the corrupt economic system and President Obama protected them and didn't allow that to happen with is bail-outs and stimulus packages. Stefan Here we go again. Black MEN believing they can determine what ethnicity individuals are, Caucasian men have been doing it for thousands of years, why can't we? Besides, I wasn't commenting her ETHNICITY, I was commenting on her RACE. Ethnically speaking, she seems to be an AfroAmerican like I am....but racially speaking the girl is obviously MIXED and most likely a Mulatta. If I were to label dudes who do this insecure misogynists totally afraid of strong and intelligent women, would that be a lie? How you derive insecurity and misogynistic tendencies from a person's simple comment on woman's race is beyond me. That's pretty amazing psychological work...lol. Does it upset you that a woman with mixed parentage is called Black? "Upset" isn't the word I'd use. But it DOES bother me. Does it somehow diminish you? Then why is it mentioned so much? Why get upset over it? It's IN-ACCURATE. Solving problems and making progress begin with KNOWING THE TRUTH and accepting it. Why are so many of you hung up on skin hue and ethnicity? We were raised in the United States where race and skin color are extremely relevant to one's social status and social perpective. Our family has mixed ancestry. But we are Black. Some would consider that an oxymoron. But I understand what you're saying. This is why I separate "Black" or "African" which are racial terms from "AfroAmerican" which is the term I use for our people here in the United States which is more of an ethnic label than a racial one. I guess you missed the week when Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams for the U.S. Open and Wikipedia changed her ethnic designation from Haitian/Japanese to just Japanese and used a direct flash photo to make her appear lighter. She did WHAT?????? That's sad to hear. Naomi was my girl. I still respect what she did by wearing masks with the names of race-soldier victims on it during her matches for the U.S. Open. Mzuri @Mzuri I think that we will have evolved when people stop judging and describing each other based on skin color, hair texture, facial features, etc. Maybe some AfroAmericans have moved on, but trust me when I say Caucasians have not. They are the same TODAY as their forefathers were CENTURIES ago. They haven't "evolved". They believed people with white skin should be on top THEN and they believe people with white skin should be on top TODAY...lol. Troy How do you know it was not doctored? I don't know if that photo was doctored or not but it's been around for a few years now. Some argue that if you don't count people by race, you'll never be able to quantify racism I'm one of those who MAKE that argument, lol. Look at the hell so many of our people are catching in places like Guatamala and Peru where they aren't called "Black" and are considred the same "race" as the other Peruvians and Gutatamalans but are clearly mistreated because of their skin color. Those who mistreat them KNOW they are of a different race, despite the belief they're all the "same" race. but the very act of putting people into arbitrary boxes reinforces racism, because it constantly forces us to consider it. Trust me..... The White people KNOW who they are and they know who YOU are and they know both races are different....whether WE acknowledge these difference or not. The only people who run around saying we're all the same and race doesn't matter are Black folks...lol. And yes Troy........Mrs Welker DOES have a Caucasian husband also, LOL. "Hey mamaaaa...... Look who I brought home for dinner!"

Stefan You think Whites are incredibly smart and their power is unassailable. They only develop weapons of destruction and have little problem waging war against one another. I totally agree that our DISUNITY has been one of the major sources of the failures of our people under White Supremacy. However, isn't unshakable unity against your enemy/oppenent an example of HIGH INTELLIGENCE......and repetative disunity (even after constant reminders) a symptom of stupidity? How many times must you tell an intelligent GROUP of people the same things over and over again decade after decade? It would seem that atleast SOME of them would get the picture, lol. If you look at the Covid 19 Pandemic, you have to tell the same FOOLS over and over again to put their masks on and wash their hands despite having told them just a couple days ago.....while the smartest of society didn't have to be told or made to do ANYTHING....they automatically did it out of self concern. You go to bookstores and other places were smart people usually hang out and you're see them decked out in masks and face shields....lol. One of their most effective practices has been getting the folks they despise and oppress to turn on each other. Exactly! But the question remains......... Does the average 12 year old kid have the ability to come on to this site and manipulate us to the point we turn on eachother and look to him/her for guidance? How common is it that a person can so easily and effectively manipulate another of the same intelligence over and over again? You can go to a special school and preach to people with Down's Syndrome all day long about self reliance and wealth building. Hold a year long seminar. Lecturing to them about the need for independence and how to unite and build some businesses together, but I doubt you'd be very successful given their unfortunate mental condition. Doesn't matter how much or how hard you try to teach them. We'd rather argue about a person's heritage, Are you aware of the ADOS/FBA movement taking place in certain Black Consciousness circles? Which is always on such visible display. Another example of stupidity. Why so many Black people love to get on television and fight and argue with eachother publicly has always puzzled me. Go on Maury Povich, Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones. These are racist programs that exploit the dysfunctions in the AfroAmerican family and community in general....yet there doesn't seem to be a shortage of AfroAmericans willing to go on this shows before the world and fight it out with eachother. The only explanation I could come up with is during minor disagreements some of our people get so worked up and emotional with eachother they forget about unity and in acts of desperation go for the jugular with eachother. Black people and those who stand with us do not always have to agree. Mostly because we never will. But the minute we sink to personal insults, dismissals of others' humanity and traditions that do no harm, the race to the bottom begins anew. I agree with you. My only comment on this would be we need to make sure we clarify WHO is "Black" and who is not. We can't use White Supremacist definitions to define ourselves because their definitions are deceptive and confusing.

Delano That is the bit that is hard, also first degree you have to show premeditation. I don't think First Degree was ever on the table, although I DO believe it was personal. However that death stare he gave brother George while slowly choking the life out of him and having his hand in his pocket shows a level of DEPRAVITY most decent people would find unsettling.....which is why they dropped the charge. They wait until it's cold and snowing (in Minnesota) before doing it to LESSEN the chances of folks going out and tearing up the city....lol. Stefan I also believed it was personal. Most cops are trained to recognize faces. As distinctly big and tall as George was you can't tell me that race-soldier didn't immediately RECOGNIZE George a the man he was working with as a night-club bouncer for years! They worked together and he KNEW who he was.

Delano Your posts are making more sense. You have less typos and your words are more coherent....which means you must be posting from an actual COMPUTER instead of one of those drive-by hit jobs with your cell phone.....lol. What wealth does give is access to the better resources and more time to develop your craft. Yes. This is one of the reasons I personally wanted to become very wealthy. To have that free time to delve further into self exploration and develop my "craft" as you say. Wealth and good health gives you that peace of mind which allows you to do that since you don't have to concern yourself with how you're going to keep the bills paid. Again chess is a good example pawn are out front and the power is in the back. It also illustrates how White Supremacy works and how poor Whites who are very low on the socio-economic scale (pawns) don't mind sacrificing their comforts or even their very health and lives in order to secure the powers behind them and preserve the system.

Troy Well maybe we give the knowledge to those who have reached a certain level of wisdom. We don't give martinis to grade school children at lunch.. After nearly 50 years of dealing with people, do you know what I think SOME folks should be given? Not a book.... Not more knowledge... But a damn SHOVEL and a good pair of work gloves! Pioneer says: Put them books down and start digging up the soil so we can plant the crops for food this year! "But I.... But I wuz in da' middle of writing a nice good ole-fashion bed-time story for da' little childrunz !" We have enough "Mr.Know-it-alls" running around here figuring out a million and one ways to get out doing actual work. They'd rather sit around on the computer or sit around with their legs crossed debating philosophy and religion instead of engaging in PRODUCTIVE work that will actually help humanity like building, farming, and curing diseases! Enough of the financial guru seminars and and negroes in alligator shoes and cheap suits standing around arguing with eachother over religion every Sunday morning. "Now where did you read that at? The Book of Isaiah or Book of Jeremiah? Cuz I READ the Book of Jeremiah... It ain't in there!!!!" I'd cut all of the bullshit out by putting a shovel, broom, or hammer in their hands and putting them to WORK actually getting something accomplished. Yeah, I'd give them knowledge. Enough knowledge to get the job done.....then send them out there to DO IT.

According to Minnesota Law.............. Third Degree Murder 609.195 MURDER IN THE THIRD DEGREE. (a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.195 As a police officer (race soldier) his EXCUSE for kneeling on Mr. Floyd's neck was to restrain him and not kill him but his act was dangerous and clearly caused his death. This charge is easily proven and carries a sentence of up to 25 years. And THIS is the one they dropped! Unintentional Second Degree Murder §Subd. 2.Unintentional murders. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of unintentional murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 40 years: (1) causes the death of a human being, without intent to effect the death of any person, while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense other than criminal sexual conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence or a drive-by shooting; or (2) causes the death of a human being without intent to effect the death of any person, while intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm upon the victim, when the perpetrator is restrained under an order for protection and the victim is a person designated to receive protection under the order. As used in this clause, "order for protection" includes an order for protection issued under chapter 518B; a harassment restraining order issued under section 609.748; a court order setting conditions of pretrial release or conditions of a criminal sentence or juvenile court disposition; a restraining order issued in a marriage dissolution action; and any order issued by a court of another state or of the United States that is similar to any of these orders. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.19 This basically means you have to have killed someone unintentionally while in the process of committing a crime. Something a jury would never charge a cop who's on duty of. And they let THIS charge remain. Second Degree Manslaughter 609.205 MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both: (1) by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another; or (2) by shooting another with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as a result of negligently believing the other to be a deer or other animal; or (3) by setting a spring gun, pit fall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device; or (4) by negligently or intentionally permitting any animal, known by the person to have vicious propensities or to have caused great or substantial bodily harm in the past, to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined; or (5) by committing or attempting to commit a violation of section 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child), and murder in the first, second, or third degree is not committed thereby. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be an affirmative defense to criminal liability under clause (4) that the victim provoked the animal to cause the victim's death. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.205 Except for the first definition, this basically deals with someone's PET or another owned animal causing the death of the victim. This certainly doesn't apply to this situation! And even if he was convicted under it the sentence is less than 10 years. So THIS charge was allowed to remain also. If you noticed, all of the charges that most jurors (especially Caucasian jurors) would find absurd to convict an officer on are KEPT, while the one charge that is crystal CLEAR and easy to prove and can give him up to 25 years....is the ONLY one they decide to drop. They're playing dress-up games to allow this satanic beast to walk, and think AfroAmericans are too stupid to see it. "No no no sweetie, I'm NOT gay! Trust me....I would absolutely love a girlfriend to call my own. That's why I put on lip stick and eye shadow. Because imitation is the BEST form of flattery. It's my SPECIAL way of telling women I'm interested"

Troy Wouldn't humanity benefit from more widespread sharing of knowledge? Lol, don't you remember our previous discussion about WISDOM being a necessary prerequesit ? The more knowledge you give the White Supremacists the more they will USE that knowledge for evil purposes. Their power on this planet must be broken BEFORE an abundance of new knowledge is allowed to blossom and flourish. "Oooh child...........I planted these jokers BEFORE the Civil War! They claimed it was good for the Coronavirus. But since WE cured it, well...now I just use them for a good salad!" Del Would you want to give our current batch of billionaires the ability occult power? Some have made the argument that it was through certain occult practices and rituals that they BECAME billionaires in the first place. But to your point, despite their billions...their knowledge on occult and spiritual matters are extremely limited.

Troy Why is his hand in his pocket? When have you EVER seen a police officer with his hands in his pockets, especially in the middle of action? And look how he gazes down at Mr. Floyd. If you watch the actual video he KEEPS that stare on him for minutes on end. It was direct and personal. Remember, they KNEW eachother from past work together as bouncers at a night club. Is this just a belief or are you aware of something that would support this belief? Ofcourse it's just a belief because I'm not in Chauvin's head to know EXACTLY why he did what he did. But based on what I know about White Supremacy, many race soldiers join the police department and score points BY killing a person of color.

Troy Another reason Tulsa was prosperous was because it was an "independant" territory that wasn't considered the North or the South. It was the open "wild" west with very few laws or regulations.....which attracted a lot of people of ALL races. If you were catching hell on a Southern plantation or in a crowded New York tenament....you could save up your money and a group of you could caravaan out to Oklahoma, Nevada, Wyoming, or some of those other areas and start an entire new life! Now if Black people do get reparations in the form of significant financial remuneration. This is of course highly unlikely, but lets continue with the thought experiment: Do we think Black women would be more or less desirable marriage material by white men? Perhaps. But the need to seek a Black liaison will diminish because a lot of Caucasians will identify AS Black in the very near future. In following the theme of this thread....... What they (The White Supremacists) are doing right now is psychologically preparing the public for TRANS-RACIALISM. Just like it's politically correct to change SEXES when we thought one's sex is pretty set in stone.......it will be the same with race. It STARTED with stealing the identify of the Native Americans for $5 (5 dollar Indians) a century ago, but that was just the beginning. They are training the public so that when you start seeing Caucasians calling themselves "Black" and taking advantage of Affirmative Action, quotas, and Reparations you won't complain but rather accept it! All of those Caucasian women they've recently caught PRETENDING to be Black working in these Universities and Protests were just dry-runs for a greater plot. Infact, I can see right now a smart group of Caucasians IDENTIFYING as "Black" and then pushing a Reparation's Movement to reign in the cash, while real Black folks are....some where out of the way. "Guuuurl....I just got my check! You got yours??? Dass wus up. Aight....bitch bye!"

In this last debate Trump appeared to be "slicker" than Biden. Which is very appealing to uneducated (I'm talking about academic education) men. I can see right through his lies, but many of dudes from the streets tend to respect and even admire "street smart" saavy wit because it...more so than book smarts....is what seems to offer the most success in the environment many of them grow up in. Slick talking... Joke cracking.... Berating and insulting.... In most academic circles these are seen as negative and immature, but in the ghettos and trailer parks a lot of men find it not only entertaining but a power move over one's opponent by making him look like a clown and not worthy of respect....kind of like The Dozens.

We are taught that Musa brought only ONE book of Mathematics up to the mountains to help civilize the Caucasians. Enough to help clean them up, get them on their feet, and prepare them to rule the world for a given period of time while our people were intellectually put to sleep "We've come a long way, baby!" But we have THOUSANDS of books on various types of Mathematics that are MUCH more advanced and complex than Algebra or Calculus! Like Stefan said, Caucasians have limitations like everybody else. But you can see what they've been able to do and how much they were able to accomplish with just the limited amount of knowledge they WERE given! If we had given him more than one book there's no telling WHAT he'd be doing today! You'd be dealing with White Supremacy on Mars, lol. That's why Black people should be be careful teaching Caucasians how to dance and sing. They'll take it and get rich off of it while you're still in the ghetto spinning on cardboard for change. The East Asians.....for a long time....didn't teach Caucasians the various Martial Arts.

I think it's important for us to continue to emphasize the fact that mixed people shouldn't be called "Black". White Supremacists are sneaky. They started calling mixed people "Black" as a sneaky way to set it up for fully White Caucasians to start doing the same and STEAL the identity of our people. If we don't shut the foolishness down early, pretty soon you'll have shows where the entire cast is made up of White skinned blonde haired blue eyed people calling themselves "Black"....lol. And will be willing to argue and fight with you over the right to call themselves that! For those who think that's ridiculous..... Look at what happened to brown skinned Native Americans: Native Americans of the 1800s "Native Americans" today.

Oh no SIR......you don't have to convince me! I KNOW you ain't playing. Lol, you're saying exactly how you feel.

Troy Yes. I believe it was ritualistic. If you saw the video the race-soldier had is HAND IN HIS POCKET and looking deep into Mr. Floyd's eyes, while kneeling on his neck. It was certainly personal. I would show you a picture of what I'm talking about but I respect your wish NOT to view the video. Once you SEE something it's hard to "un-see" it.

Delano You sound more European than African Now that's funny, because I was thinking the same thing about you. When I see you spell "color" as "colour" I picture a Caucasian Australian instead of a brother from The Bronx, lol. Various mystery schools prohibited the sharing of their teachings. Also, exposing certain knowledge and predictions to the public could POSSIBLY jeopardize certain world events that must take place. For example...... The Caucasians who rule this world have a LIMITED amount of knowledge given to them that was designed to give them only a LIMITED amount of power that would allow them to rule for only a LIMITED amount of time.

Troy In Danielle's world very few people = 30 million people. No wonder 250K deaths don't bother you. I got news for you....... Something tells me 30 MILLION deaths wouldn't keep him up at night either, lol. Stefan They are not that smart. If they aren't that smart...... But were able to conquer and colonize over 75% of the rest of humanity of color and MAINTAIN that control over centuries...then what does that say about US? But I will never believe that White people are blessed with special abilities or intelligence. That's ok, you don't have to.....lol. Similar to Voodoo....you don't have to "believe" White Supremacy exists for it to harm you. "Try me if you WANT to......" Many are just cruel and brutal which is why they always remained on top Go to the hardest toughest neighborhoods in America and you'll find a lot of BRUTAL violent thuggish people so cold blooded they'll shoot you just for saying hello. Have killed and injured dozens of people. But when the police come, if they don't run away, most of the time they end up shot up or locked up, but not "on top" of anything with all of their brutality. So it seems to me there are more qualifications for a group of people ruling and dominating others than simply being ruthless and brutally violent.

A couple points............. 1. Kristen is NOT Black, she's Mulatta. 2. She was very professional, but she didn't do a good job in my opinion because she didn't keep both of the men especially Trump, in line. She TRIED to....but she didn't. That's not a good job in many people's opinions. I thought the mics were supposed to be MUTED. It seems as if they were muted at the beginning of the debate but later on NO muting was actually done. They were both talking over eachother and going over time....business as usual.

Derek Chauvin's Third-Degree Murder Charge Dropped in Connection to George Floyd's Death The third-degree murder charge filed against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in connection with the death of George Floyd was dismissed by a Minnesota judge on Wednesday. The decision issued by Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill said that charges against Chauvin of unintentional second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter will remain. In the decision—which was made public on Thursday—Cahill wrote that "probable cause does not exist" for the third-degree murder charge that was filed against Chauvin, but said there was probable cause for the other charges he faces. The three other officers who face charges in connection with Floyd's death also submitted requests for dismissals, but Cahill's decision said those requests were denied. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died while in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. Video captured of the minutes leading up to his death quickly spread online and sparked a summer of protests demanding an end to systemic racism and alleged incidents of violence against Black Americans. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/derek-chauvin-s-third-degree-murder-charge-dropped-in-connection-to-george-floyd-s-death/ar-BB1aiFge?ocid=uxbndlbing ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now let me explain to you all what this means and how White Supremacy operates.............. The reason they dropped the LESSER charge against him was because it was EASIER TO PROVE. Which means he would be more likely to get convicted on it and serve time. Putting a much tougher charge to prove on him means he's more likely to be found NOT guilty and ends up walking. For a fitting analogy....................... Say you're driving along and a person tailgates your car and ends up rear-ending you and damaging your bumper. Instead of offering to pay for a new bumper, they instead ask you do you want them to write a check and buy you a brand new car. They know it's a ridiculous offer and they're hoping you'll just drop the whole thing if that's your only option. This is what they're trying to do with this race soldier. They are charging with a crime that so hard to prove on a police officer that most jurors would be reluctant to find him guilty of it. Whereas a lesser charge is easier to prove, convict him of, and guarantee SOME time will be served.

Daniel Ok, so it's about the right of the individual to choose....which I also agree with btw. But my point is, regardless as to what your specific reasons ARE....I know what they ARE NOT. They aren't because of racism and the history of racist medical practices and experimentations.

You know what's weird, lol. I posted the above post a few hours ago and I just came across THIS article from The Hill just a few minutes ago! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Black male voters are tired of being taken for granted Sam Fulwood III, opinion contributor 1 hr ago In these closing days of the 2020 presidential campaign, a remarkable and surprising measure of campaign attention is falling upon African American voters - specifically a small and typically overlooked segment: young Black men. Consider, for example, President Trump released last month his "Platinum Plan for Black America," which campaign officials promised to provide $500 billion in capital to create 3 million new jobs in Black communities and eliminate long-standing disparities in health care and education among Black Americans. And, to sweeten the deal for voters to reelect the Republican president, whom polls show lagging far behind his Democratic challenger, Trump pledged to make Juneteenth a federal, national holiday. For those Black Americans born between 1990 and 2002, who are relatively new to the voting booth, the choice of political participation may be a moot point. Unlike their elders, who came up with fresh memories of civil rights activism, younger Black Americans aren't willing to tolerate voting for the lesser of two evils. They would just as soon stay home than compromise on their idealism. To be sure, their preference is to participate in the nation's civic life, but that can be subordinated to their lack of trust in the political system to do right by them or their community. Such a revelation makes the votes of young Black Americans more of a juicy target in 2020 than it has been in recent history. This year's presidential campaign has been waged against a backdrop of a domestic shutdown of businesses and social activities due to a global pandemic, widespread national and international demonstrations and street protests against a White police officer's killing of George Floyd and other brutal acts of widely reported police abuses against Black Americans. And, not to be ignored, the racially charged behavior of one presidential candidate and the widely debated role of another candidate in criminal justice reforms that severely impacted Black Americans play a role in shaping the views of Black voters. One surprising finding keeps popping up across these studies, which helps explain why the campaigns are focusing novel attention on young Black men. Unlike their male counterparts, Black women not only vote at higher rates than Black men, but they are also the most loyal of all Democratic voters. In 2016, Trump won about 14 percent of the Black male vote while his support among Black women was nearly invisible. Indeed, current polls suggest a similar finding as Biden is the overwhelming choice among Black women and Black men far more receptive to consider voting for the president. Ice Cube, a Los Angeles-based rapper, provoked headline-grabbing attention when he appeared to collaborate with the Trump administration on its Platinum Plan for Black America. Though he disavowed working with the administration and hasn't endorsed the president's reelection, an impression was cast. If not an official Trump endorser, he was at best being used by the Trump campaign to cleave off marginal Black support . Still, the outsized support for Trump among young Black men - relative to the larger Black community - is a curious political paradox. In our study, we found that 79 percent of young black Americans say Trump is a racist, 74 percent said he is "incompetent" and 73 percent disagree with most of his policies. Yet, many of them told us in focus groups that they admired how he "shows strength and defies the establishment." By this measure, young Black men are rationally responding to their experience within of an American political system that for all of their lives has been either hostile or, more charitably stated, indifferent to their concerns that the political deck is stacked against them and that politicians - Democratic or Republican - just don't care about them. Sam Fulwood III is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a fellow at American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, where he conducted a study of Black swing voters in key battleground states. @SamFulwood. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/black-male-voters-are-tired-of-being-taken-for-granted/ar-BB1aiDIf?ocid=msedgntp _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That article was posted about an hour ago....atleast a an hour AFTER I posted what I posted before this! This let's you know that MOST Black men in this society see through the bullshit and ain't feeling that garbage coming from Biden OR Trump. Notice he mentions talking to Black swing voters in KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES. He doesn't name them specifically but the only key battleground states are Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. States where Biden IGORES the Black communities. Infact, the ONLY time I remember Biden or the Democratic leadership in general focusing on the Black population of a given area was in South Carolina...as if that was the ONLY place AfroAmericans live. The South and Upper Midwest has the largest and highest concentration of AfroAmericans of ANY region of this nation, but them and their concerns have rountinly been ignored politically and in many cases socially. The media and Hollywood is largely to blame for this but distorting the image of America and Americans. I was watching the show "Insecure" about the social lives of professional Black women, supposedly set in LOS ANGELES of all places. I tell anyone, if you believe that show represents reality then GO to Los Angeles and see if you can find 3 professional Black women walking around ANYWHERE in that city! There are almost NO Black folks in Los Angeles today despite these delusional rap videos and television shows.