Since we no longer care about doing the right thing, let's talk about math and black women

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I would posit that the concern isn't just that we might start voting GOP -- it's that we stop voting altogether because Democrats aren't offering very much other than lip service. Statements like those in your OP, and subsequent replies, serve to strengthen the argument that Democrats take the black vote for granted without offering much in return. "Explaining" to me why my viewpoint as a black male is wrong ain't helping either.

You're not concerned and you should be. I'm connected to the black community, and I'm telling you now that it is widespread that many others have a VERY unfavorable view of the Democratic Party. Many in the community think it's a waste of time to vote for either party. I don't share that view, but I very much understand it when Democrats pay lip service to fomenting good relations, but do nothing to change the underlying issues that are readily apparent.

Black men continue to be unfairly targeted by police, unjustly imprisoned or given stiffer sentences, and stereotypes by whites in America against blacks in general don't help. Both black women AND black men see this. Tell me what has the Democratic Party done to address this? Admittedly, Democrats are more likely to address it than Republicans, but their lack of universal action weakens that argument. So, again... I say that lessening the importance of one bloc while elevating the other is not the best approach while nothing is being done to fix the issues that affect us so much.