March 4, 2019

Black History Month: What Do Black People Actually Want?

It’s a diversion to keep black people focusing on the past while letting the future slip away.

Black History Month is over — a month in which some say we are to acknowledge the many achievements and accolades acquired by African Americans throughout history. During this time, Americans are surrounded by echoes of the past, and these words of affirmation and ethnic pride are to whisper the secrets of a better future for black Americans today.

But a series of events occurring this February has me questioning the direction that we as a society — a “black” society — are taking. It has me wondering if we are ready to move forward — especially those of “us” on the Left.

Hardly a way to start a month-long observance of blackness, news surfaced surrounding the Jussie Smollett controversy in Chicago. But it only took a few days to unveil the true face of his claims — a race-baiting hoax attempt perpetrated by two Nigerian brothers. As rapper Cardi B so bluntly put it, Smollett “F-ed Up” Black History Month. I tend to agree with her sentiments, calling into question whether this is (perhaps coincidentally) the time to stage a fake hate crime when so much evil is already being afflicted on black Americans, especially those in Democrat-run towns.

While everyone was reeling over Smollett’s fictional crisis, 30 people were shot — in the very same city — in only a short three-hour timeframe. Eleven of the victims were teenagers. One was just 11 years old. Still, Democrats and leftists who run that town have done little if anything to resolve the out-of-control crime plaguing black families. The Windy City has become our nation’s epicenter of the black-on-black crime for decades. How many more Februarys need to pass before our black Chicagoans can partake in the prosperity promised by their forefathers?

Meanwhile, Democrats voted against legislation to prevent newborns and full-term babies from being aborted, knowing good and well that the black population is disproportionately affected by this. All of this occurring in the same month that is said to celebrate being black. Can we look in the mirror and ask ourselves if more aborted black babies is a celebration of blackness?

These incidents are vivid examples of what happens when a Democrat drives a bus full of people forward while teaching them to look back through the rear window. Democrats refuse to look ahead at the lives and potential right in front of them. They only want black people to see the death and destruction behind them and not the cliff straight ahead.

As I reflect on Black History Month, I ask whether this what black history is all about — a diversion to keep black people focusing on the past while letting the present and future slip from their grasp.

Fortunately, the month rounded out with beacons of hope — not surprisingly from the Right. President Donald Trump greeted hundreds of black attendees during a Black History Month reception at the White House. During the event, he announced that black unemployment is down to its lowest ever and that he plans to create more opportunities for people of all races.

These gestures from the Right are why so many black people are leaving the Democrat plantation. They see with clearer eyes who truly has their best interests at heart.

As Candace Owens so brilliantly stated, a virus has spread throughout black America. That virus is victimhood, as people are infected by an ideology that only programs them to embrace entitlement while the world crumbles around them. The antidote? A hearty dose of conservative American values and the true knowledge about those who have historically had our best interests at heart — the Right.

With February behind us, concerned black Americans across the political spectrum are facing a fork in the road. And it’s up to us to choose the best direction for ourselves and decide who truly is in our corner — not just during one month or holiday, but every single day, all year round.

Who We Are

The Patriot Post is a highly acclaimed weekday digest of news analysis, policy and opinion written from the heartland — as opposed to the MSM’s ubiquitous Beltway echo chambers — for grassroots leaders nationwide. More

What We Offer

On the Web

We provide solid conservative perspective on the most important issues, including analysis, opinion columns, headline summaries, memes, cartoons and much more.

Via Email

Choose our full-length Digest or our quick-reading Snapshot for a summary of important news. We also offer Cartoons & Memes on Monday and Alexander’s column on Wednesday.

Our Mission

The Patriot Post is steadfast in our mission to extend the endowment of Liberty to the next generation by advocating for individual rights and responsibilities, supporting the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and promoting free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. We are a rock-solid conservative touchstone for the expanding ranks of grassroots Americans Patriots from all walks of life. Our mission and operation budgets are not financed by any political or special interest groups, and to protect our editorial integrity, we accept no advertising. We are sustained solely by you. Please support The Patriot Fund today!


The Patriot Post and Patriot Foundation Trust, in keeping with our Military Mission of Service to our uniformed service members and veterans, are proud to support and promote the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, both the Honoring the Sacrifice and Warrior Freedom Service Dogs aiding wounded veterans, the National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, the Folds of Honor outreach, and Officer Christian Fellowship, the Air University Foundation, and Naval War College Foundation, and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. "Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)

★ PUBLIUS ★

“Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!” —George Washington

Please join us in prayer for our nation — that righteous leaders would rise and prevail and we would be united as Americans. Pray also for the protection of our Military Patriots, Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Please lift up your Patriot team and our mission to support and defend our Republic's Founding Principle of Liberty, that the fires of freedom would be ignited in the hearts and minds of our countrymen.

The Patriot Post is protected speech, as enumerated in the First Amendment and enforced by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, in accordance with the endowed and unalienable Rights of All Mankind.

Copyright © 2024 The Patriot Post. All Rights Reserved.

The Patriot Post does not support Internet Explorer. We recommend installing the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome.