People of Color Continue to Win Under Republicans!

[DawnONight]

CNN contributor Van Jones warned fellow panelists, and Democrats in general, on Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump was helping African-Americans “in real life” and reaching out to them for their vote in 2020.

Jones was reacting to the president’s State of the Union address, in which the president mentioned several efforts to help African-Americans specifically:

What he was saying to African-Americans can be effective. You may not like it, but he mentioned HBCUs [historically black colleges and universities] — our black colleges have been struggling for a long time, a bunch of them have gone under — he threw a lifeline to them, in real life, in his budget. He talked about that. He talked about the criminal justice reform. He talked about opportunity zones. He talked about school choice.​

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Jones has clashed with Trump before, though he has supported the administration’s efforts at passing criminal justice reform through the First Step Act.

President Trump honored African-American heroes several times during his speech, notably Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee and Army Veteran Tony Rankins. He also awarded an Opportunity Scholarship to fourth grader Janiyah Davis.​

J.B. Pollak, Van Jones Warns Democrats: Trump Is Helping African-Americans ‘In Real Life’, Breitbart (Feb. 5, 2020).

 

[Fuzzy1975]

CNN contributor Van Jones warned fellow panelists, and Democrats in general, on Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump was helping African-Americans “in real life” and reaching out to them for their vote in 2020.

Jones was reacting to the president’s State of the Union address, in which the president mentioned several efforts to help African-Americans specifically:

What he was saying to African-Americans can be effective. You may not like it, but he mentioned HBCUs [historically black colleges and universities] — our black colleges have been struggling for a long time, a bunch of them have gone under — he threw a lifeline to them, in real life, in his budget. He talked about that. He talked about the criminal justice reform. He talked about opportunity zones. He talked about school choice.​

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Jones has clashed with Trump before, though he has supported the administration’s efforts at passing criminal justice reform through the First Step Act.

President Trump honored African-American heroes several times during his speech, notably Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee and Army Veteran Tony Rankins. He also awarded an Opportunity Scholarship to fourth grader Janiyah Davis.​

J.B. Pollak, Van Jones Warns Democrats: Trump Is Helping African-Americans ‘In Real Life’, Breitbart (Feb. 5, 2020).

Yes, it seems it has finally "Dawn"ed on Trump he will need the voting support of the African Americans this time around.... *chuckles*

 

[DawnONight]

Yes, it seems it has finally "Dawn"ed on Trump he will need the voting support of the African Americans this time around.... *chuckles*

I saw what you did there!



Of course, because of the economic boom Trump unleashed, he's actually been gaining support among people of color for the past year or two, thanks to historically low unemployment rates in those demographics.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

I saw what you did there!



Of course, because of the economic boom Trump unleashed, he's actually been gaining support among people of color for the past year or two, thanks to historically low unemployment rates in those demographics.

Well am I not entitled to one, once in a while??

 

[DawnONight]

Well am I not entitled to one, once in a while??

 

[badbabysitter]

Now he just has to make them forget he sided with Nazis, still thinks 5 black men should be on death row for crimes they didnt commit, calling black dominant cities rat holes, telling american born minorities to go back where they came from, and of course his constant use of first nations slurs


yeah, should be easy breezy

 

[YDB95]

Now he just has to make them forget he sided with Nazis, still thinks 5 black men should be on death row for crimes they didnt commit, calling black dominant cities rat holes, telling american born minorities to go back where they came from, and of course his constant use of first nations slurs


yeah, should be easy breezy

Of course, it's not really about attracting support from voters of color at all. It's about reassuring white people that they're not really racist if they vote for him.

 

[DawnONight]

Now he just has to make them forget he sided with Nazis, still thinks 5 black men should be on death row for crimes they didnt commit, calling black dominant cities rat holes, telling american born minorities to go back where they came from, and of course his constant use of first nations slurs

yeah, should be easy breezy

"Sided with Nazis"? Really?

He made an ineloquent statement on freedom of speech. No one expects eloquence from Trump.

https://pics.me.me/donald-trump-is-the-first-racist-in-history-to-have-57193981.png

Let's look at some reality here.

No one cared more about the plight of black Americans than Barack Obama — our first African-American president — who won well more than 90 percent of the black vote. But the sad paradox of Obama's presidency is that a president who was going to lift up black America economically didn't deliver. From 2009 to 2015, the incomes of black Americans fell by more than $900 per family adjusted for inflation.

So far under Trump, median family incomes have risen by more than $1,000, according‎ to Sentier Research and based on Census Bureau numbers. These numbers are not broken down by race, but it's a pretty good bet that black incomes have risen with those of other races under Trump....

The black unemployment rate has fallen by a full percentage point in the last year, black labor force participation is up and the number of black Americans with a job has risen by 600,000 from last year. Preliminary data show black wages and incomes are up since the election.

The rate of job growth per month for blacks under Trump has so far been 40 percent higher than the monthly average under ‎Obama. Trump has averaged nearly 30,000 new black jobs per month. That's especially remarkable because Obama was elected when employment was way down.

Another issue that is critically important to black and Hispanic economic progress is good schools. Trump is advancing the idea of school choice so that every child can attend a quality school, public or private. In cities such as Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, the children who benefit from voucher and scholarship programs are predominantly black. Trump wants to increase by tenfold the number of black children who benefit from these vouchers and scholarships.​

S. Moore, Trump's real record on race may surprise you, Chicago Tribune (Aug. 21, 2017).

And more recently from a black author:

Not only is our national unemployment rate at historic lows, but in May 2018, African American unemployment hit a record low, and continues to hold strong. President Trump has helped create jobs and opportunities for the African American community, getting the economy working for us.

On top of keeping his promises for our economy, President Trump was successful in passing historic bipartisan criminal justice reform known as the First Step Act. This involved easing sentences for nonviolent crimes and allowing those sentenced under racially motivated mandatory minimums – something once supported by Joe Biden – to have their sentences re-evaluated and potentially overturned. Thanks to this reform, we have already seen people reunited with their families with the hope of starting a new life.

President Trump has also made fighting for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) a major priority. His administration in one year alone appropriated more money to HBCUs than any other president, and he has taken steps to establish the Presidential Board of Advisors on HBCUs, as requested by community leaders.

The Trump administration has also worked to create Opportunity Zones that spur investment into disadvantaged communities, impacting as many as 1.4 million minority households. These zones help put a priority on rebuilding and bettering many African American communities that have long been forgotten under prior administrations....

African Americans have thrived under the policies of President Trump....​

K. Blackwell, President Trump has delivered for African Americans, Cincinnati Enquirer (Aug. 1, 2019).

 

[badbabysitter]

"Sided with Nazis"? Really?

He made an ineloquent statement on freedom of speech. No one expects eloquence from Trump.

A woman was murdered and he said there were fine people on both sides... when you can't even condemn fucking nazis, you've got a problem

funny how you arent disputing his continued thoughts on the central park five, telling americans to go back where they came from, calling black dominated cities rat holes or his continued use of a first nation slur for a political rival

 

[icanhelp1]

A woman was murdered and he said there were fine people on both sides... when you can't even condemn fucking nazis, you've got a problem

funny how you arent disputing his continued thoughts on the central park five, telling americans to go back where they came from, calling black dominated cities rat holes or his continued use of a first nation slur for a political rival

Over and over, it's the same tired old rhetoric with you. Your stage 5 TDS won't allow you any sort of objectivity. Just go on and exist in your delusionary world of hate.

 

[DawnONight]

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funny how you arent disputing his continued thoughts on the central park five, telling americans to go back where they came from, calling black dominated cities rat holes or his continued use of a first nation slur for a political rival

It's funny how you can't manage to use appropriate capitalization or punctuation.

It's even funnier that you're not diputing any of this:

"Sided with Nazis"? Really?

He made an ineloquent statement on freedom of speech. No one expects eloquence from Trump.

https://pics.me.me/donald-trump-is-the-first-racist-in-history-to-have-57193981.png

Let's look at some reality here.

No one cared more about the plight of black Americans than Barack Obama — our first African-American president — who won well more than 90 percent of the black vote. But the sad paradox of Obama's presidency is that a president who was going to lift up black America economically didn't deliver. From 2009 to 2015, the incomes of black Americans fell by more than $900 per family adjusted for inflation.

So far under Trump, median family incomes have risen by more than $1,000, according‎ to Sentier Research and based on Census Bureau numbers. These numbers are not broken down by race, but it's a pretty good bet that black incomes have risen with those of other races under Trump....

The black unemployment rate has fallen by a full percentage point in the last year, black labor force participation is up and the number of black Americans with a job has risen by 600,000 from last year. Preliminary data show black wages and incomes are up since the election.

The rate of job growth per month for blacks under Trump has so far been 40 percent higher than the monthly average under ‎Obama. Trump has averaged nearly 30,000 new black jobs per month. That's especially remarkable because Obama was elected when employment was way down.

Another issue that is critically important to black and Hispanic economic progress is good schools. Trump is advancing the idea of school choice so that every child can attend a quality school, public or private. In cities such as Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee, the children who benefit from voucher and scholarship programs are predominantly black. Trump wants to increase by tenfold the number of black children who benefit from these vouchers and scholarships.​

S. Moore, Trump's real record on race may surprise you, Chicago Tribune (Aug. 21, 2017).

And more recently from a black author:

Not only is our national unemployment rate at historic lows, but in May 2018, African American unemployment hit a record low, and continues to hold strong. President Trump has helped create jobs and opportunities for the African American community, getting the economy working for us.

On top of keeping his promises for our economy, President Trump was successful in passing historic bipartisan criminal justice reform known as the First Step Act. This involved easing sentences for nonviolent crimes and allowing those sentenced under racially motivated mandatory minimums – something once supported by Joe Biden – to have their sentences re-evaluated and potentially overturned. Thanks to this reform, we have already seen people reunited with their families with the hope of starting a new life.

President Trump has also made fighting for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) a major priority. His administration in one year alone appropriated more money to HBCUs than any other president, and he has taken steps to establish the Presidential Board of Advisors on HBCUs, as requested by community leaders.

The Trump administration has also worked to create Opportunity Zones that spur investment into disadvantaged communities, impacting as many as 1.4 million minority households. These zones help put a priority on rebuilding and bettering many African American communities that have long been forgotten under prior administrations....

African Americans have thrived under the policies of President Trump....​

K. Blackwell, President Trump has delivered for African Americans, Cincinnati Enquirer (Aug. 1, 2019).

[Emphasis added.]

On balance, I've clearly won, as have people of color under Trump.

 

[magicalmoments]

As trump said repeatedly during obama's presidency: the president is responsible for whatever happens, or doesn't happen in the country. People of colour will see that trump is responsible for the world record covid19 death toll, the ruptured economy and the massive rise in unemployment and the will vote for Biden.