Political Diversity Among Black Americans
Black conservatives are on the rise! 12% of the black community voted for the Republican presidential candidate in 2020--up from 8% in 2016, 6% in 2012, and 4% in 2008--a clearly growing trend. Here is a list of couragous and outspoken black conservatives or right-leaning advocates making the case for why conservative views and the Republican Party offer a better alternative for the black community than the failed policies of the liberals and Democrats.
Black Conservatives Growing The Movement
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Young Black Voters Getting Organized"We want to be free, and we want to be at peace with the American Dream too."
-- Candace Owens, Black Conservative Activist |
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The Risks of Being a Black Conservative"I didn't see true racism in this country until I became a conservative. The left is always talking about hate so much. I saw true hate coming from the left. White people telling me I'm not black enough, family members that won't talk to me any more, high school friends that don't talk to me."
-- Christopher Wright, Black Conservative Voter |
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"We need Republican elected officials to really step up and understand what this Black Lives Matter movement is about. The movement as a whole is saying there are some serious issues out there impacting black men nationwide. I worry myself when I'm driving and I get pulled over by a police officer. He's not going to ask me for my party affiliation. The first thing he sees is a black man. Why is he intimidated by me?"
-- Telly Lovelace, Black Director in the Republican National Committee |
Black Conservatives Thinking Differently
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Predictable Voting Blocks Get Ignored"It's almost like black people have Stockholm Syndrome when it comes to our relationship with the Democrat party. No matter how bad the Democrats treat black folks either through policies or failed broken promises, we continue to go back to them over and over and over again expecting a different result."
-- Greg Foreman, Black Conservative Producer and Writer |
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Can Black People Be Racist?"..."
-- Glen Loury, Black Conservative Professor |
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A Better Way to See That Black Lives Matter"I am a young, black, rich m***** f*****. If that don't let you know that America understand Black M***** F*****s Matter these days, I don't know what it is. Don't come at that dumb sh**, maam."
-- Lil Wayne, Advocate of Trump's Platinum Plan for Black Communities (See also: White police officer saves Lil Wayne's life.) |
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Multiculturalism or Common Culture?"Multiculturalism is the problem. We can have people come from different cultures here, but it's all under the umbrella of American culture. There's only one culture in America--that's American culture."
-- Jericho Green, Black Conservative Commentator |
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The Curated Persona of the Victimized Blackman"If you asked a therapist who deals with trauma all the advice they would give to somebody--and then you just flip it on its head: dwell as much as possible on things you cannot control, on the pain experienced by your ancestors, on the way in which--no matter how small--the world has been unfair to you, magnify it as much as possible, and be as suspicious as possible of other people's motives, assume the worst in people."
-- Coleman Hughes, Black Conservative Commentator |
Black Conservatives On The Issues
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Defunding the Police is a Bad Idea"I overcame all the adversity--single mom, never home, no father. I overcame all that adversity to become a police officer, get my degree, and then while on the job, fought discrimination, fought racism, and fought to help people in my community. Defunding the police hurts good cops. There were thousands and thousands of good cops that got on the job for the same reason I did."
-- Trying To Find His Name, Black Conservative Police Officer |
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National Defense Beats Gender Identity"We have so many more conversations to have and we're stuck on whether people should use certain bathrooms. Let's talk about the ever-growing threat, that is the Chinese Communist Party, to western civilization. Do people think that China's going to care about your gender pronouns when they kick in your door and they tell you to do what we say or you're going to die."
-- Trying To Find His Name, Black Conservative Rugby Player |
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Gun Rights are Human Rights for Everyone"The left thinks the second amendment wasn't made for people who look like us. They said the same thing during the Jim Crow era too."
-- Rick Ector, Black Conservative Gun Training Expert |
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Police Systemic Racism is a Dangerous Lie"The cops are three times more hesitant to pull the trigger on a black suspect than a white suspect. It is an absolute lie that the police are engaging in systemic racism against blacks."
-- Larry Elder, Black Conservative Commentator |
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Woke Math Sets Up Students For Failure"This woke mathematics that doesn't require accurate answers is not helping our students. They're graduating from high school not prepared for college math. It either dooms them to failure or it makes it much more difficult for them to be successful."
-- Dr. Carol Swain, Black Conservative Professor |
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Liberal Programs Produce Black Poverty"..."
-- Walter E. Williams, Black Conservative Economist |
