Being ignored Quote by Jonathan Capehart

Democrats, too often, take blacks for granted, and Republicans, too often, simply ignore black voters.

— Tavis Smiley

Black women have been saving this republic since its founding. That was especially so during the Trump era when their turnout helped elect Democrats…

— Jonathan Capehart

The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Black people need to share collective dollars and demand equal representation, and the way you do that is by controlling their own economy and…

— Killer Mike

I'm always rooting for everybody black, but I hate talking about politics.

— Myha'la

In the recent Virginia election, the black vote diminished. Now why was that? I think a lot of black folks are wondering what this…

— Nat Hentoff

The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper…

— J. C. Watts

My fellow Black Americans are expected to fit a certain mold and think a certain way. We've been socially conditioned to blindly support the…

— Vernon Jones

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya…

— Donald Trump

What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can't vote.

— Bill Maher

I think that the black people in this country have the reached the point where they should reserve the right to do whatever is…

— Malcolm X

The goal of some individuals in government is not to hear the voices of Black Americans at all. It's to hear the voices that…

— Mark Robinson