Let’s Talk About Black Men’s Issues…
When it comes to loyalty, you can’t always count on Black men to give you what you want.
Black men do have issues they care about, but no one tends to listen. We’re instead told to tough it out and fight harder. But how hard do we have to fight for our voices to be heard?
I’m a 26-year-old Black man. Of course, I don’t speak for everyone who looks like me, but it seems that the perception of us is more monolithic than anything. You see, for the past several months, we’ve made our sentiments clear;
If you want our vote, then you should care about our issues
Black men represent one of the most important, loyal voting blocs in America. Whether it was the Emmet Till Antilynching Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or electing the first Black president in 2008, the loyalty that Black men show has not always been expected, it’s been earned.
Politicians and pundits have always been especially manipulative when it comes to the black vote. Ever since we were enfranchised in 1870, Black men have been treated as a collective entity, whose support either party could secure if they branded themselves as champions of racial equality. This has allowed us to become an easy target of both Democratic pandering and Republican suppression.
