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Ice Cube

SOURCE: Made by History at The Washington Post
11/3/2020

Black Celebrities Have a Long History of Endorsing Republican Presidents

by Leah Wright-Rigeur

What may seem like a last-ditch effort to garner votes by the Trump campaign is in fact a well-worn political strategy designed to shield candidates from accusations of racism, while diverting attention away from individual candidates and their political administrations.

SOURCE: Philadelphia Inquirer
10/26/2020

Peniel E. Joseph: Why Ice Cube's Political Logic is so Dangerous

by Peniel Joseph

As flawed as the modern-day Democratic Party is on race matters it is, for better and worse, the party of anti-racism and intersectional justice in contrast to the modern day GOP.