The Democratic Party and African Americans
The Democratic Party has leaned heavily on the Black Vote for the longest. Over a period of time, the party has evolved as well as the Black Population. Both the Democratic Party and the Republican did something that is still a mystery. During the Civil Rights Era the parties switched sides and they both have become something that is still an unknown to Black People but a constant to White People. It was the Republican Party that pushed voting rights for Black People and got the bill of Lyndon B. Johnson passed through the Congress. It took two bills to get what was wanted and conceived by the other side but it was done. The question is still out as to if this would have happened if the Kennedy brothers would have still been in office.
The Democratic Party have had some prominent figures in the last 20 years. I am talking about people like Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi. All of these figures made an impact in a major way on Society. They made impacts that you will never forget. The thing about it is they made negative impacts on Black Culture and Black Society. Bill Clinton passed the Crime Bill that was pushed through with strong thrusts by then Senator Joe Biden. This Bill has led to the incarceration of Black Men that just will not stop Since that Bill more and more Black men are incarcerated at a pace that you just cannot keep up with. As a matter of fact, it was never ever changed, and the next 3 Presidents never brought it up. More and More men are being taken away from their families and there is nothing being done about it. Most Black People made the mistake of thinking Bill Clinton was going to do something for them when he helped to put them further in chains. He has never apologized for his exploitation of Black People to get in the White House but how this one Bill that stopped the progression of the Black Community for the Next 30+ years. Barack Obama the real Black President as Black People saw him to be for real the dream. Black People believed that he was the savior that would save the world. There were more Black People to vote for him in the history of this country and in the Black American History. We all worked on his campaign and believed that he would be the person to change the trajectory of the Black Community. Instead, he got 2 terms never made the decisions to make change in the Black Communities. Instead, he made it worse. Crime increased and unemployment went as high as 13% in the Black Community under Barack Obama. We all realized he is definitely not a savior but a man that has come to persecute his people. He acted as though he had no relative feelings to the community, but it seemed like he hated Black People. He was asked about Voting Rights and refused to extend the Voting rights Legislation because he made the decision that it was not necessary, he made it clear that he was not the President of Black America but the United States and refused to be seen with Black People that were not Celebrities. I hope people read this more than once. Joe Biden got two bites at the apple. He was in the Senate and now the President. He took Black People for granted as a Senator because he allowed Anita Hill to be persecuted in the Sexual Harassment case against Clarence Thomas. I have never seen a Black Woman be that disrespected. He then decides to run for President after being VP and was about to be kicked out the race. His campaign was dead, and the Black People of South Carolina saved his Ass. Black People came out and voted for him, put him in the White House and he can’t even mention or put a commission together to explore Reparations. Kamala Harris was considered to be the best Prosecutor in American History while the AG of San Francisco. She was prosecuting and locking them up. The thing about it is they were Black Men. The impact of this hit the Black Community like a ton of bricks. She can write books about her history but cannot do the necessary things to make a difference in the community. Nancy Pelosi has made a reputation for herself as a lady that plays hardball. She is known as a powerful legislator and strategist. She became the only lady House Speaker in US History. She was instrumental in ushering a Black Democratic Congressman out the Congress and arrested for bribery. The Congressman was from Louisiana. During this time there were several Congressman that were doing the same thing, but they never had this happen to them. I wonder why? Barack Obama is the only one of this group that had something positive to show the Black Community. He passed The Affordable Healthcare Act. These are examples of what the Democratic Party thinks of African Americans.
Overall African Americans have relied on the Democratic Party to do right by them. They still have not up to this day. They are taking African Americans for granted and think they can still control this block of votes because they think African Americans don’ t have another option. For this 2024 election they should be worried because they have got to do a lot to get African Americans to the polls. They have not fought hard enough for Voting Rights. They are not doing anything to start a commission for Reparations. They are not doing anything to stop Police Brutality. They are not doing enough on Student Loan Debt. I am saying that to say that it is time for African Americans to create their own party that will fight for what we need and want. No one is relying on a party to get things done but to show and do right by those that have given you a chance. It does not matter if you are Black or White the Democratic Party has done nothing to serve the community that has built it. What’s sad is the African Americans in the party are never seen with people that look like them. They have never proposed a Hate Crime Bill for African Americans like the ones for Asians and other minorities. The Democratic Party just simply don’t respect African Americans. It is time for African Americans to unify and work together on their behalf and doing the things that will bring prosperity to their communities.
