AFRICAN AMERICANS/HOLIDAY/JOE BIDEN: “Jill and I send our heartfelt wishes to everyone celebrating Kwanzaa. We hope these days of reflection on the seven principles and the rich heritage of African-American culture bring peace, unity, and joy.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, December 26, 2020 8:45 am […]
Category: African Americans
11/29/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/LAWSUIT/MICHIGAN/OBAMA/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have some big things happening in our various litigations on the Election Hoax. Everybody knows it was Rigged. They know Biden didn’t get more votes from the Black community than Obama, & certainly didn’t get 80,000,000 votes. Look what happened in Detroit, Philadelphia, plus!“ [Editor’s Note: Twitter included […]
11/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/CAMPAIGN/JOE BIDEN: “Especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest — the African American community stood up again for me. They always have my back, and I’ll have yours.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 7, 2020 3:02 pm […]
11/5/2020
2020 ELECTION/GOP: “I won the largest share of non-white voters of any Republican in 60 years, including historic numbers of Latino, African American, Asian American, and Native American voters. The largest ever in our history. We grew our party by four million voters.” -Donald Trump, “President Trump Delivers Remarks,” whitehouse.gov/live, Nov. 5, 2020 […]
11/2/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/CRIMINAL JUSTICE/EDUCATION/MIKE PENCE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “Thank you [GOP commentator] Paris [Dennard]. Keep up the GREAT work! RT @PARISDENNARD We safely voted early for Pres. @realDonaldTrump & @Mike_Pence in Va! We voted Trump because he kept his promises, supports #schoolchoice, #HBCUs, tax cuts, #cjreform & has a #PlatinumPlan for Black Economic Empowerment! https://gop.com/president-donald-j-trumps-record-of-results-for-the-black-community/? #GOP #BlackVoicesforTrump […]
11/2/2020
2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For 47 years, Joe Biden viciously attacked Black Americans. He called young black men ‘super predators.’ To every black American: I am asking for your vote. This is your one and only chance to show Sleepy Joe what you think of his decision to attack you, jail you, and betray […]
11/2/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY: “I’m speaking with members of the African American community in Pittsburgh about the power of the vote — and the future we can build together. Tune in. https://t.co/1wFBiLoCWu?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, November 2, 2020 11:28 am […]
11/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden constantly used the term ‘Super Predator’ when referring to young Black Men, according to my sources.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2020 4:34 am […]
11/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “Joe Biden called Black Youth SUPER PREDATORS. They will NEVER like him, or vote for him. They are voting for ‘TRUMP’.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2020 1:57 am […]
10/31/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/CRIMINAL JUSTICE/EDUCATION/HISPANICS/JOBS/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “Joe Biden has been a disaster for African Americans and Hispanic Americans—I am fighting for citizens of every race, color and creed. We achieved record low unemployment rates. I signed landmark Criminal Justice Reform, and we will deliver School Choice! http://Vote.DonaldJTrump.com“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2020 4:09 pm […]
10/31/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/HISPANICS: “I think we’re doing extremely well with the votes. I think it’s going to be a very interesting three days. It’s going to be a very interesting Tuesday. You have a big red wave that has formed, as you probably noticed. We’re doing very, very well with the African American vote. We’re […]
10/31/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/GEORGIA/OBAMA/QUOTE: “‘President Obama meant a lot to Black people, but he didn’t do a thing for Black people’. Vernon Jones, Georgia State Represenative, Trump supporter. @ffweekend“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2020 2:25 am […]
10/27/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BLM/JOE BIDEN: “Our hearts are broken for the family of Walter Wallace Jr., and for all those suffering the emotional weight of learning about another Black life in America lost. Walter’s life mattered. https://t.co/mGki28Cpyr?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 27, 2020 12:25 pm […]
10/27/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “The names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake will not soon be forgotten. Not by me. Not by us. Not by this country. They’re going to inspire a new wave of justice in America.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 27, 2020 9:40 am […]
10/27/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BLM/JOE BIDEN: “Black lives matter. No president should be afraid to say it. https://twitter.com/i/status/1321138590789726209″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 27, 2020 7:16 am […]
10/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/RACISM: “I think we have to fundamentally change the way in which we deal with– institutional racism. For example– one of the hardest things, beyond police issues, there’s the issue of accumulation of wealth. There’s an awful lot of Black Americans who are equally as– they’re as qualified as white Americans based on […]
10/22/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/DEBATES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump. And if you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln–possible exception, but the exception of Abraham Lincoln, nobody has done what I’ve done… Criminal justice reform, prison reform, opportunity zones… It’s one of the most successful programs. People don’t talk […]
10/21/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/OBAMA: “Nobody’s done for the Black community what I’ve done with criminal justice reform, prison reform. President Obama could never get it passed, could never get it through. I don’t know if he tried, but he couldn’t get it through. Bush could never get it through. I don’t think they tried. Everybody wanted criminal […]
10/21/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “And I’d say this, I say it loudly and clearly, no president has done what I’ve done in the most positive sense for the African American community other than Abraham Lincoln, and it’s true… And people maybe don’t like to talk about it, but nobody’s done what I’ve done, except — with the […]
10/18/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CIVIL RIGHTS/JOE BIDEN: “I often think about what it takes for a Black person to love America. That is a deep love for this country that, for far too long, has not been recognized. It’s time we fulfilled our nation’s founding promise: equality for all. Here’s how we’ll do it: https://t.co/wH2hVq7UL2?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, […]
10/17/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/MEDIA/QUOTE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump in Georgia: ‘Nobody Has Done More for the Black Community‘ https://breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/trump-georgia-nobody-done-more-black-community/ via @BreitbartNews“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2020 3:30 am […]
10/15/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “I’d provide for $70 billion for HBCUs for them to be able to have the wherewithal to do what other universities can do because they don’t have the kind of foundational support they need and so that would allow them for example like we did in our administration, the president allowed me […]
10/15/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: [Audience member: “So, my question for you then is, besides you ain’t Black, what do you have to say to young Black voters who see voting for you as further participation in a system that continually fails to not protect them?”] “Well, I’d said, first of all, as my buddy John Lewis […]
10/15/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/CRIMINAL JUSTICE/JOE BIDEN: “Two of the things I’ve cared about throughout my whole career: 1. Improving the criminal justice system. 2. Putting Black Americans in a position to gain generational wealth. And as president, I will continue that fight every day.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 15, 2020 2:47 pm […]
10/14/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Today would have been George Floyd’s 47th birthday, and he should be alive to celebrate it. I made a promise to his family that I won’t let him become just another hashtag — and I’ll work every day as president to keep that promise.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 14, 2020 9:40 […]
10/13/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/ECONOMY: “Nobody’s ever done what we’ve done in three and a half years. No administration’s ever done this the first three and a half years. In my first three years in office, family income increased by $6,000 and that doesn’t include energy, which I think you could double it up. More than five times […]
10/10/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “And I say the fact is that I’ve done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln. I say it. Nobody can dispute it. Nobody can dispute it. It’s true. Nobody can dispute it.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at a Peaceful Protest for Law and Order,” whitehouse.gov, Oct. […]
10/10/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/HISPANICS: “Every day, more black and Latino Americans are leaving behind left-wing politicians and their failed ideology. That’s what they are. They failed for many years and many, many decades.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump at a Peaceful Protest for Law and Order,” whitehouse.gov, Oct. 10, 2020 […]
10/8/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “We have tremendous Black community support, men and women, by the way, because I’ve done more for the Black community than any president except Abraham Lincoln. And it’s true. What I’ve done for criminal justice reform, opportunity zones, historically black colleges and universities, nobody’s ever done what I’ve done, prison reform, nobody’s ever […]
10/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Think about what it takes for a Black person to love America. That is a deep love for this country that, for far too long, we have never recognized. https://twitter.com/i/status/1313641691602202624″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 6, 2020 2:46 pm […]
9/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Earlier this year, Biden said that if you don’t vote for him, then you aren’t black. You know that. And this was very outrageous. This is offensive. In fact, he was very derisive of the Black Americans when he very negatively compared them to another group of Americans. It was very terrible. […]
9/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Joe Biden should not be demanding your support, he should be begging for your forgiveness. He really should be. He should be. My opponent drafted the 1994 disaster, the 1994 crime bill which caused unfair sentencing disparities that devastated black families. And I mean, just devastating— I have heard more about the […]
9/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/DEMS: “Over the last 50 years, Black Americans have mostly voted Democrat, but everyday more Black Americans are deciding that the old way is not working. Five decades of evidence proved that Democrat politicians do not care about the black community. They only care about power for themselves, whatever that means.” -Donald Trump via […]
9/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “In 39 days, we’re going to win four more years in the White House. And we will do it with a record number of votes from the Black community, we have no doubt. That’s all happening. That’s all happening. We’re getting a lot of the people back there [in the media section], they’re […]
9/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I was honored to be back in Georgia with a truly incredible organization—BLACK VOICES FOR TRUMP, where I announced a brand new plan to deliver more opportunity, more security, more fairness, and more prosperity to black communities. #ThePlatinumPlan“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 25, 2020 10:24 am […]
9/24/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CIVIL RIGHTS/JOE BIDEN: “Once again, we are called to ask ourselves whether justice could be equally applied in America. But what’s clear is that today in America, Black women deserve better.“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 24, 2020 12:40 pm […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLICE: “Breonna Taylor was a beloved daughter, member of her community, and an essential worker who served as an E.M.T. as COVID-19 began to spread. But she died, shot in her own home by the police. In the wake of her tragic death, we mourn with her mother, family, and community and ask ourselves […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/POLICE: “Even amidst the profound grief & anger today’s decision generated [regarding the police killing of Breonna Taylor], violence is never & can never be the answer. Those who engage in it must be held accountable. Jill & I are keeping the officers shot tonight in Louisville in our prayers. We wish them […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “We must continue to speak Breonna Taylor’s name, support her family still in grieving, and never give up on ensuring the full promise of America for every American. https://t.co/KJU21tQq4B?amp=1“ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, September 23, 2020 4:07 pm […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLICE: [Reporter: “Mr. President, we asked you earlier today about the Breonna Taylor case… Could you comment now?”…] “Well, I thought it was really brilliant. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is doing a fantastic job. I think he’s a star. And he made a statement that I’ll just read: ‘Justice is not — justice […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS: [Reporter: “Mr. President, do you believe that justice was served in the Breonna Taylor case in Kentucky? And what is your message to the black community who believe that perhaps justice was not served by the decision that was rendered by the grand jury in Kentucky?”] “Well, my message is that I love […]
9/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “Over 200,000 Americans have passed away [from coronavirus]. Over 200,000, and the number is still rising. The impact on communities is bad across the board, but particularly bad for African-American communities. Almost four times as likely, three times as likely to catch the disease, COVID, and when it’s caught, twice as likely […]
9/22/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Nobody has done more for the Black community than any president, I would say, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln. And people sort of say, ‘I guess he’s right about that.’” -Donald Trump, “Trump discusses expected female Supreme Court nominee, civil unrest in exclusive FOX TV Stations interview,” fox2detroit.com, Sep. 22, 2020 […]
9/18/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/VOTING: “Let’s be honest: my campaign wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the support of Black Americans. And I know we don’t have a chance to win without your support. I’ll do everything I can to earn your vote—and together, we’ll build a nation that works for all. #NationalBlackVoterDay Now, it’s […]
9/15/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing [in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963] is a powerful reminder of our past and what remains at stake in this election. As we honor the memory of those four little girls, we must commit to defeating the poisonous ideology of white supremacy that lit the […]
9/14/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/HISPANICS: “So if you know, and as Hispanic Americans, you know better than anybody, we implemented historic tax cuts and regulation cuts, the biggest in the history of our country. And we built Opportunity Zones that have really benefited your state and a lot of other states. And it’s been great for everybody, really, […]
9/8/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/DEMS/JOE BIDEN: “Meanwhile Biden, he doesn’t say a word about the thousands of African Americans who are murdered each year as a result of violent crime in Democrat-controlled cities. They’re murdered by the thousands and they never, ever mention it.” -Donald Trump via PBS NewsHour, “WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at campaign event in Winston-Salem, […]
9/8/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/POLLS: “Great! RT @Rasmussen_Poll HUGE NUMBERS: Trump Approval Surges to 52% – Black Voter Approval Jumps to 45% in Race Against Joe Biden” ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2020 1:29 am […]
9/7/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/STATUES: [Reporter: “Your tweets about the 1619 Project… why do you object to that being taught in schools? And do you object to slavery itself being taught in schools?”] “Yeah, so — no, I want everybody to know everything they can about our history. I’m not a believer in cancel culture, the good or […]
9/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION: “In a Sunday morning tweet, the President said the US Department of Education would investigate whether California schools are using the New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ in public school curriculum. The Pulitzer-Prize winning collection reframes American history around the date of August 1619, when the first slave ship arrived on America’s shores… The […]
9/1/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/HISPANICS/JOE BIDEN/POLLS: “Great honor, but think we are much higher than 46%. Hidden vote! RT @PpollingNumbers Among Black Voters: Biden 66% (-23 vs 2016 results) Trump 28% (+20) Among Hispanic Voters: Biden 56% (-10) Trump 41% (+13) https://twitter.com/PpollingNumber“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2020 12:20 pm […]
8/31/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLICE: “What the black community wants in this country is they want police and they want law and order. They don’t want what’s happening to their communities. They’re being affected in a much harsher, meaner manner than anybody else. That includes Hispanics, where I’m doing very well also. Look, they want law and order. […]
8/31/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Obama didn’t give them criminal justice reform. I did. Obama didn’t give them opportunity zones. I did. Obama didn’t do all of the things – didn’t say – Obama could have saved the historically black colleges and universities. He didn’t do anything for them. He didn’t do anything for them. I’ve […]
8/28/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “Joe Biden spent the last 47 years betraying the African American community. I’ve spent the last four years delivering for the African American community like nobody, with the exception possibly of Abraham Lincoln, has delivered before. It’s true.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Rev, “Donald Trump New Hampshire Rally Speech Transcript August […]
8/28/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/KAMALA HARRIS/RACISM: “The murder and violence toward Black Americans of the 1960s is happening today in broad daylight for the world to witness. A pandemic and economic crisis lays bare the systemic racism that still plagues our way of life. And instead of seeking to heal and unite, too many in our nation […]
8/27/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “I say very modestly that I have done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president. And I have done more in three years for the Black community than Joe Biden has done in 47 years.” -Donald Trump in an Aug. 27, 2020 speech, “Full […]
8/24/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/RACISM: “Equal justice has not been real for Black Americans and so many others. We are at an inflection point. We must dismantle systemic racism. It is the urgent task before us. We must fight to honor the ideals laid in the original American promise, which we are yet to attain: That all […]
8/24/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/POLICE: “Yesterday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back as police attempted to restrain him from getting into his car. His children watched from inside the car and bystanders watched in disbelief. And this morning, the nation wakes up yet again with grief and outrage that yet another […]
8/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other president other president other than perhaps Abraham Lincoln. I think it’s true with criminal justice reform and opportunity zones and all of the things I’ve done, prison reform. I mean, what I’ve done is more than anybody else. I don’t […]
8/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “You know, when I was asked a question about, you know, why should someone vote for you or they were talking about Trump, and I said, he said, ‘Well, we like Trump.’ I said, Well, and I shouldn’t have said it. And I said, ‘Well, OK. Who are you? How could you […]
8/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CIVIL RIGHTS/JOE BIDEN: “I wouldn’t be here without the African-American community… I was a kid getting engaged in the Civil Rights movement. When I came back from law school, we didn’t have a law school in Delaware at the time. I went to Syracuse law school, came back. That semester, Dr. King had been […]
8/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Well, one of the things I did which nobody ever talks about, is I saved the historically black colleges and universities. They were in big trouble and I said to them nobody wants to talk about that. President Obama did not do it and Biden didn’t do it. And people didn’t […]
8/22/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/DEMS/HISPANICS: “We did Criminal Justice Reform without many politically motivated Democrats. The Black & Hispanic community will remember this on November 3rd.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 22, 2020 12:05 pm […]
8/17/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I did criminal justice reform, I was able to get funding for the historically black colleges and universities, longterm financing. I have done more for the black community than any other president, except for maybe Abraham Lincoln. It’s true. And nobody ever says anything differently. Opportunities, I did all of it.” […]
8/13/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “In a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Administration, Black women’s equal pay will be a top priority, not just an afterthought. We will contain the virus and get people back to work, school, and their everyday lives. We will get them the support they need to come back from the edge. And, we will […]
8/13/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Black Women’s Equal Pay Day marks an unconscionable reality: it takes a Black woman nearly 20 months to earn what a white man made in one year for the same work… [F]our years of Donald Trump’s assault on worker rights and his massive failure over the last six months to […]
8/11/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BORDER/LATINOS/WALL: “And we have tremendous African-American support… We have tremendous Hispanic support. And you know who likes the wall the best of all and who likes the border safety the best of all? The Hispanic, because they understand the border better than anybody. And they understand the bad people that can come in through […]
8/7/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “After yesterday’s statement, Sleepy Joe Biden is no longer worthy of the Black Vote!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 7, 2020 3:06 am […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/LATINOS: “Former Vice President Joe Biden has come under fire for comparing diversity in African American and Latino communities during an interview released Thursday. The former vice president was asked about his view toward normalizing relations with Cuba and pivoted into an explanation of his belief on the differences of opinion between the […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/LATINOS: “And by the way, what you all know but most people don’t know, unlike the African American community with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things. You go to Florida you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “So I just watched a clip. And Joe Biden, this morning, totally disparaged and insulted the black community. What he said is incredible. And I don’t know what’s going on with him, but it was a very insulting statement he made. And I guess you’ll figure that out. You’ll see it in […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I’ve done more for African-Americans than any president, with a possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, and that’s true. I’ve passed criminal justice reform, I funded the historically black colleges and universities, nobody else did it, I did it. I gave them long-term financing, they never had it, half of them were […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/LATINOS: “Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all. Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the diversity of thought, […]
8/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/LATINOS/MEDIA/QUOTE: “Joe Biden: ‘Unlike the African American Community … the Latino Community Is an Incredibly Diverse Community‘ https://breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/06/joe-biden-unlike-the-african-american-community-the-latino-community-is-an-incredibly-diverse-community-nabj/ via @BreitbartNews. Wow! Joe Biden just lost the entire African American community. What a ‘dumb’ thing to say!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 6, 2020 7:11 am […]
7/28/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/OBAMA/CIVIL RIGHTS: “If you look at what I’ve done for colleges, for Black colleges and universities, I got them funding, Obama never did it. I did more for the Black community than anybody with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, whether you like it or not. People say, ‘Oh, that’s interesting.’” [Jonathan Swan: “You really […]
7/22/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You look at — so you look at employment; you look at Opportunity Zones; and maybe most importantly of all, you look at criminal justice reform; you look at prison reform. I’ve done things that nobody else — and I’ve said this, and I say it openly, and not a lot […]
7/14/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/POLICE: [Catherine Herridge: “Why are African Americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country?”] “And so are White people. So are White people. What a terrible question to ask. So are White people. More White people, by the way. More White people.” -Donald Trump in a July 14 interview with […]
7/11/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN: “That shouldn’t be hard. Corrupt Joe has done nothing good for Black people! RT @jsolomonReports Trump campaign adviser: Kanye could be trying to siphon black votes away from Biden | Just The News“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2020 2:12 am […]
7/6/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!“ ––Donald […]
6/26/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Our Pledge to America’s Workers has secured commitments to over 16 million job and training opportunities from employers nationwide… I mean, we have a problem that has about 22 different names, but I’ll just call it ‘the plague.’ But before the plague struck, we had the lowest African American and Hispanic […]
6/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BLM/NEW YORK/POLICE/QUOTE: “Told that @NYCMayor Bill de Blasio wants to paint the fabled & beautiful Fifth Avenue, right in front of Trump Tower/Tiffany, with a big yellow Black Lives Matter sign. ‘Pigs in a Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’, referring to killing Police, is their chant. NYC Police are furious!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/25/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BLM/CIVIL UNREST/QUOTE: “Black Lives Matter leader states, ‘If U.S. doesn’t give us what we want, then we will burn down this system and replace it’. This is Treason, Sedition, Insurrection!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, 2020 7:29 am […]
6/24/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/ENDORSEMENT: ” ‘How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again, The Untold Story Of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump.’ By Horace Cooper A great new book!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 24, 2020 6:19 pm […]
6/23/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CAMPAIGN/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So think of it: I did criminal justice reform. We did a lot of work on prison — on prison reform. We did Opportunity Zones. Think of this. Think of all we’ve done. And we’ve taken care of the black colleges and universities. And nobody talks about it, but I have […]
6/22/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody has done more for African-Americans than I have. Criminal justice reform, opportunities zones, historically black [colleges] – if you look at the size of the university, big or small, the size of the college, big or small, I did things that nobody else has ever done for them. And frankly, […]
6/21/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/DEMS: “A Democrat win in 2020 would be a tragic setback for African Americans! @SteveHiltonx @FoxNews“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2020 6:07 pm […]
6/20/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CAMPAIGN/JOE BIDEN/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Biden is a very willing Trojan horse for socialism. When Biden first ran for president over 33 years ago, remember I used to call him 1% Joe, he never got more than 1% until Obama took him off the trash heap… Virtually every policy that has hurt black Americans for […]
6/19/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/OFFICIAL STATEMENT: “The First Lady and I send our warmest greetings to those celebrating Juneteenth this year. On this day 155 years ago, African Americans in Texas first heard the righteous and long-overdue words of General Order Number 3: ‘All slaves are free.’ […] Juneteenth reminds us of both the unimaginable injustice of slavery […]
6/17/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: [Interviewer: You did move your rally off Juneteenth. Can you talk about why you did that?] “Well, I did that out of respect because I had two African-American friends and supporters. And most people, and I went to a lot of people, they didn’t they had not heard the term Juneteenth… […]
6/12/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/RALLY: “We had previously scheduled our #MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th – a big deal. Unfortunately, however, this would fall on the Juneteenth Holiday. Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out… …of respect for this Holiday, and in […]
6/10/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/POLICE: “While I do not believe federal dollars should go to police departments violating people’s rights or turning to violence as the first resort, I do not support defunding police. The better answer is to give police departments the resources they need to implement meaningful reforms, and to condition other federal dollars on […]
6/10/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/POLICE/RACISM: “For too long, black Americans have lived with a knee on their neck — not only institutional violence but daily injustices like having the police called for sitting in a coffee shop or watching birds in the park. I support the proposal pending in New York to enhance penalties for making a […]
6/10/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/RACISM: “President Donald Trump’s hate-filled, conspiracy-laden rhetoric is inflaming the racial divides in our country, but just fixing the way the president talks won’t cut it. We need to root out systemic racism across our laws and institutions, and we need to make sure black Americans have a real shot to get ahead.” […]
6/9/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/AIR FORCE/MILITARY: “My decision to appoint @usairforce General Charles Brown as the USA’s first-ever African American military service chief has now been approved by the Senate. A historic day for America! Excited to work even more closely with Gen. Brown, who is a Patriot and Great Leader!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 9, 2020 7:42 […]
6/5/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Remember this: When you have more tests, you have more cases… [W]e had the greatest economy in the history of our country… African American, Hispanic American, Asian American — the greatest employment and unemployment numbers we’ve ever had… But as the global pandemic has shown, once and for all, the United States […]
6/5/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/HBCU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nobody has ever done for the black community what President Trump has done. Think of it: Historically black small colleges and universities, they would come here for money every year — every year for many, many years. After three years, I said, ‘Why are you doing this? Why do you keep […]
6/4/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOE BIDEN/OBAMA: “Sleepy Joe Biden’s 1994 Crime Bill was a total disaster. It was mass incarceration for Black people, many of them innocent. I did Criminal Justice Reform, something Obama & Biden didn’t even try to do – & couldn’t do even if they did try. Biden can never escape his Crime Bill!“ […]
6/3/2020
2020 ELECTION/AFRICAN AMERICANS/FAKE NEWS/JOE BIDEN: “In 3 1/2 years, I’ve done much more for our Black population than Joe Biden has done in 43 years. Actually, he set them back big time with his Crime Bill, which he doesn’t even remember. I’ve done more for Black Americans, in fact, than any President in U.S. history, […]
6/2/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with @SenatorTimScott, guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform, lowest Black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history… …AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 2, […]
5/31/2020
AFRICAN AMERICANS/CIVIL UNREST/NATIONAL GUARD: “Our National Guard stopped them cold last night. Should have been called up sooner! RT @realDonaldTrump 80% of the RIOTERS in Minneapolis last night were from OUT OF STATE. They are harming businesses (especially African American small businesses), homes, and the community of good, hardworking Minneapolis residents who want peace, equality, […]