Since the Civil Rights Move- ment of the 1960s our young Black men have become politically disengaged. Their apathy is incomprehensible to their elders, who made voting a serious event, dressing up as if for church, meeting their friends at the polls in a shared sense of excitement and hope. These men think voting doesn’t merit their attention. But this election is personal. It is a contest between a de- bauched, morally malformed man, a convicted evildoing racist, and a genuinely tough, dignified, competent Black woman invested in in public service and her intention to promote Black men by fortifying their rights and progressing their ambitions. Her forgivable loan program of $20,000 to Black entrepreneurs; her guarantee to federally legalize marijuana, eliminating unjust barriers to life goals; her sanctions on price-gouging on food and necessities, and her goal to triple the number of new Black homeowners are serious commitments. Malicious and violent deceitfulness, requiring police to resume unconstitutional stopping-and-frisking “suspi- cious” individuals, referring to Black Lives Matter supporters as “thugs” and pinching funding for education, health care, and benefits are equally serious commitments. Maybe these Black men believe Trump’s declaration that “I have done more for the African American community than any other president with the exception of Abraham Lincoln.” They may not yet realize that white males con- trol the Republican party and are its beneficiaries. Toddlers during President Obama’s historic and honorable ad- ministrations were exposed to the role model of biracial child of an absent father who educated himself prodigiously, Read more at and successfully

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