Before Election Day, headline after headline suggested that enormous groups of Black men didn’t intend to vote or would vote against Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential candidacy. Following the discharge of exit polls, it is obvious that this fear was misplaced and resulted from misinformation and misinformation. And as we legitimately analyze all of the “hows and whys” the electorate voted the best way they did, it is usually critical that we dispel the parable that almost all Black men were either blithely unaware of their political options or could be easily swayed by misinformation.

2020 exit polls showed that 80% of Black men supported President Joe Biden in 2020. Four years later, polls show that 78% of Black men supported Kamala Harris; a marginal difference of 2%.which is throughout the margin of error and hardly represents a tectonic shift in support for President Trump. In fact, Black men supported Harris greater than another male demographic group — especially in key swing states. In Michigan, for example, nearly 9 in 10 black men voted for Harris, in response to the info exit polls from the Washington Post.. And for the record, 91 percent of black women voted for Vice President Harris.

These results weren’t a shock to me and my team on the stadium Global Black Economic Forum because in our work now we have seen that black men have all the time been part of her support. In fact, we have had rather a lot of discussions on this topic in our virtual voter registration and awareness town halls, Paint the surveys black. And while Black Men are on no account a monolithic voting bloc, Kamala Harris has repeatedly made a powerful case for sustained leadership and economic policies that may improve our lives. The undeniable fact that her candidacy was not successful with a majority of voters shouldn’t be placed on the shoulders of black men. However, many elected officials and pundits have laid the groundwork to position blame on black men if Trump wins. By using racist tropes that Black men fall for every product Trump sells, now we have been used as a crutch to sow discord and spread disinformation.

Every student of history knows that these disinformation campaigns are nothing latest. It’s a convention that dates back to Reconstruction, when former slave owners commonly misled and intimidated Black people into not voting. While the methods and technologies for spreading disinformation have modified and develop into more sophisticated, their intentions haven’t modified. This election cycle, we saw an enormous increase in AI-related images suggesting that Black voters – especially men – supported Donald Trump, when most of these images were false. According to A BBC Panorama reportTrump supporters intentionally targeted black voters with deepfakes showing that black voters support him.

But now that the votes have been counted, we should always take this moment to do not forget that a majority of Black men didn’t give the White House to Trump. We want the chance to construct economic security and wealth, receive inexpensive health care, live in communities that usually are not affected by violence, and live in a rustic where our civil rights are protected.

Throughout the presidential campaign, Donald Trump proposed a framework that pitted our fight for fair treatment against the search for economic opportunity, as if these concepts were mutually exclusive. And on top of that, he repeatedly attacked Kamala Harris dehumanizing and racist tropes. Trump also went to this point as to suggest that almost all Black people would discover together with his current legal entanglements – dared to check his situation to the racial disparities and injustices that black men face within the criminal legal system. As more polls and analyzes of the election emerge, the decision on this issue is obvious: A majority of black voters paid attention.

Disinformation campaigns proceed. As we move forward, we must make a more concerted effort to know Black male voters — and not only during presidential election season. If we do that, we can have more comprehensive data that reflects what people actually consider and may help us higher thrust back against these false narratives.

Black voters (including Black men) will proceed to be on the front lines, fighting for each economic opportunity and social justice, as we remain unwavering and unwavering in our commitment to fight for each our wallets and our dignity.

It isn’t any secret that Donald Trump’s increased popularity in politics is attributable to the reluctance of white people. The president-elect routinely portrays the MAGA nation as victims of well-educated elites.

“Colleges and universities have received hundreds of billions of dollars from hard-working taxpayers, and now we will rid our institutions of this anti-American madness once and for all,” he said in a video posted Wednesday on several social media platforms. “We will have a real education in America.”

Billed as “payback,” Trump’s plan to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs at U.S. colleges and universities features a provision requiring reparations to those allegedly harmed by measures enacted to offer greater opportunities for marginalized racial and ethnic groups.

“In other words, reparations for white people,” said MSNBC host Joy Reid, who never shies away from difficult words and phrases.

However, it’s difficult to query her position. This is confirmed by Trump’s statement on the matter:

“I will further direct the Department of Justice to pursue federal civil rights cases against schools that continue to engage in racial discrimination, and schools that continue to engage in blatant, unlawful discrimination under the guise of equity will not only have their grants taxed, but through budget reconciliation, I will file a motion to impose a fine on them in the amount of the entire amount of their equipment. Some of the confiscated funds will then be used to compensate the victims of the illegal and unjust policies that have harmed our country so much.”

Seizing funds after which giving them to “victims of these illegal and unfair policies” is textbook reparations. Trump, nonetheless, opposes reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black individuals who, it needs to be noted, have been victims of centuries of illegal and unjust policies.

When asked about reparations for Black people in 2019, Trump said Hill“I think it’s a very unusual thing. It was a very interesting debate. I don’t see that happening, no.”

Author Keith Boykin, former advisor to President Bill Clinton, sent with an X that it’s clear who Trump thinks is experiencing racial discrimination.

“Trump announces reparations for white people,” Boykin wrote. “He says he will ask the Department of Justice to penalize and fine colleges that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) so he can pay ‘reparations’ to white people whom he considers the true victims of racial discrimination.”

However, compensation for the descendants of slaves stays controversial. In California, the answer was to create an agency to manage funds (that had not yet been put aside) for compensation defeated earlier this yr, and even supporters say it’ll take one other decade for the movement to succeed.

Since Republicans control the Senate and the House, it shouldn’t take Trump that long to push through a reparations plan.

Some X commenters blamed black voters who supported Trump.

“Now imagine you are one of the 12% of black voters who crossed your fingers to vote for Trump.” he said one reader. “Lmao he’s fooling them all.”

Former CNN host Don Lemon also slammed the proposal on social media.

“You voted for this,” Lemon said.

Others saw it as a golden opportunity to talk on behalf of Black people.

“Most black people want to be judged on their merits, not the color of their skin.” he replied one white woman per X. “Not everyone thinks black people should have the bar lowered like you do.”

Trump has proposed wholesale changes to the U.S. education system, including searching for to eliminate the Department of Education, which might give full power to states. Congressional approval is required.

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education is being criticized as a possible whitewash of the American education system and a challenge to Title I and Title VI that would prevent funding for special education, school lunch programs, and the possible cancellation of summer schools.

Duncan fears “the whitewashing of our history” and adds: “We have to worry about defunding the most vulnerable groups in society. Title I Money for Poor Children – money for children with special needs or school lunches – anything that can be taken away.”

He continued: “Focus on after-school programs and summer schools may be taken away. Access to higher education – may be restricted.”

Duncan, also A Howard University’s board of trustees has expressed concern about HBCU funding during the second Trump administration. During Trump’s first term, his adviser Steve Bannon argued that committing to more funding for the institution after a White House meeting with Trump can be unconstitutional, justifying concerns that such conduct constitutes discrimination against other races and ethnic groups.

HBCU supporters are concerned about whether or not they can be funded at the appropriate level. Historically, HBCUs have needed more funding, especially amid challenges from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning race-based admissions to predominantly white colleges, also often called affirmative motion. Applications to HBCUs are on the rise, causing schools to fret about housing capability, scholarships and sophistication sizes.

Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., said Trump’s education proposals are “appalling.”

Jones continued: “The Department of Education is also responsible for investigating anti-Semitism on college campuses, which Republicans say is important to them.”

He added: “But when the rubber meets the road, (Republicans) will quickly abandon it, undermining this important federal department.”

As President-elect Trump prepares to take the oath of office in roughly 70 days, IMD’s Global Competitiveness Center Competitiveness Report 2024 ranks American educational standing twelfth in the world.

Trump said he desires to “fire the radical left accreditors who have allowed our colleges and universities to be dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics.”

In recent years, some Republican governors have opposed the College Board’s accreditation of an AP African-American studies course that provided college credit.

Bumbaugh believes that anything that just isn’t directly related to federal funding is an area government issue for schools. However, he said, voters could have a say in that call because “it will likely be through school board elections and then through state-level elections, similar to governors, where the governor selects state education chiefs.”