The Change in Black American Politics

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In the last 50 or 60 years there has been a significant migration of other black people, particularly from africa. What interesting to me about that is that despite all these different experiences, america forces them to choose the same politics by and ladge. The number one region in the country for emigrants from africa is at the american south. Black people are just not as liberal as other democrats. They just not.

In this week's episode Charles Blow speaks to journalist Dele Olojede about the arguments in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. He argued that if enough African-Americans move south, the demographic balance in the Southern States will be tipped in favour of Black voters and politicians. His new home state of Georgia – he practises what he preaches and left Brooklyn for Atlanta – recently voted for a Democrat presidential candidate and two Democratic Senate candidates, one of whom became the first Black senator in the state’s history. The growing African-American population in Georgia was pivotal in these votes, Blow believes. To find out more and buy the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-charles-m-blow-subscribers/

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