Plans are Good - but Politicians Will Play Politics

October 20, 2020 00:35:44
Plans are Good - but Politicians Will Play Politics
Call It Like I See It
Plans are Good - but Politicians Will Play Politics

Oct 20 2020 | 00:35:44

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Hosted By

James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

The story surrounding Ice Cube’s Contract with Black America was hijacked by politicians, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the Cube’s approach to getting it on the table and the public fallout, reasons why this type of action continues to be necessary, and the extent to which Black Americans may be taken for granted by America’s main political parties.

Contract with Black America

The Platinum Plan (pdf)

The inside story of how Ice Cube joined forces with Donald Trump (Politico)

From N.W.A. to MAGA: Ice Cube takes some heat for working with the Trump administration (CNN)

To understand why some Black men support Trump, start with Ice Cube (LA Times)

Ice Cube and Trump team up on jobs – Why are the left and right getting this story so wrong? (FoxNews)

New survey of 30,000 black voters finds that black communities feel ignored by Democrats (Vox)

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