Black Farmers Shut Out Again. GA GOP Target DAs. Pete Hegseth Blocks Black Officers
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Takeaways
- ❖Georgia Republicans passed a bill to make District Attorney elections non-partisan in five predominantly Black counties, aiming to dilute Black political power, especially targeting Black female DAs.
- ❖Donald Trump hosted 800 farmers at the White House, none of whom were Black, while his policies (tariffs, wars) are blamed for widespread farm bankruptcies and foreclosures, disproportionately affecting Black farmers.
- ❖Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly removed two Black and two female Army officers from promotion consideration for one-star general, raising allegations of racial and gender bias.
- ❖Reverend Dr. Michael Eric Dyson delivered a prophetic prayer in the Tennessee State House, criticizing white Christian nationalism and political hypocrisy, prompting some Republican legislators to walk out.
- ❖A federal judge upheld North Carolina's voter ID law, citing Supreme Court precedent, despite acknowledging its disproportionate impact on racial minorities.
- ❖MAGA-aligned dark money groups used misleading mailers with an unauthorized image of Barack Obama to trick Black voters into opposing a redistricting referendum in Virginia.
- ❖The host and guests call for massive voter mobilization, particularly among Black communities, and strategic engagement in state and local elections to counter these systemic attacks.
Insights
1Targeted Legislation Against Black Political Power in Georgia
Georgia Republicans introduced and passed Senate Bill 573, which aimed to change District Attorney elections to non-partisan in five specific metro Atlanta counties (Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton). The host and guests highlight that all five counties have Black female DAs, implying the bill was a direct attempt to undermine their political power and influence, particularly targeting Fani Willis after her actions against Trump. The bill was initially defeated in the Senate but later passed in the House by attaching it to another bill, and is now headed to the governor's desk.
Senate Bill 573 introduced by Aworth Republican Senator Edler Setsler would apply to Fulton, Dicap, Gwinet, Cobb and Clayton counties just those five northern counties in Georgia... Oh, black women are the district attorneys in all five. It was passed today in the House... it is very specifically targeting five counties that all have in common black DAs, black elected DAs who happen to be Democrats. This is really about punishment for Fonnie Willis. Fonnie Willis who dared to go after Trump.
2Exclusion and Economic Harm to Black Farmers
Donald Trump hosted 800 farmers at the White House, none of whom were Black, while promoting policies that John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, states have devastated farmers, especially Black farmers. Boyd details how Trump's tariffs and war spending led to increased costs (diesel fuel, fertilizer) and farm bankruptcies, with 190 Black farmers facing foreclosures. Trump's display of a gold tractor and advice to buy new equipment was seen as insulting given the financial struggles.
Donald Trump talks to 800 farmers at the White House today. None of them black. John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association... I wasn't invited, but I suddenly invited myself... Roland. This man had the audacity to put a gold tractor... when we got uh 190 black farmers losing their farms out here. Fertilizer is up 40%... All due to this president's award. So, we're not uh in bad shape because of something that we do did. We're in bad shape because of this president's policies.
3Racial and Gender Bias in Military Promotions
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly removed two Black and two female Army officers from consideration for one-star general promotions from a list of three dozen officers, most of whom were white men. This highly unusual decision, detailed in a New York Times report, sparked allegations of racial and gender bias and indicates a push for white male leadership in the Pentagon. A chief of staff to Hegseth allegedly stated that Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hexath... has removed two black army officers and two female army officers from consideration for one star general promotions. It sparked allegations of racial and gender bias. Mr. Bura told Mr. Driscoll that Trump would not want to stand next to a black female officer at military events. 43% of the 1.3 million troops from active duty are people of color, but those leading the military are overwhelmingly white and male.
4Prophetic Prayer and Republican Walkout in Tennessee
Reverend Dr. Michael Eric Dyson delivered a powerful prayer on the floor of the Tennessee State House, invited by State Rep. Justin Pearson. Dyson's prayer criticized bigotry, authoritarianism, gun worship, hypocrisy in white evangelical piety, and a 'tyrant whose malignant narcissism seduces too many citizens.' Republicans walked out during the prayer, which the host and Dyson framed as an inability to confront a prophetic Christian message that challenges white supremacy and oppression.
Michael Eric Dyson delivered a powerful prayer on the floor of the Tennessee state house. Republicans walked out. Dyson is a Christian and so he chose to speak the word of God and to pray for all of the legislators. But not all of them were happy with his prayer. I knew I wanted to at least focus on that because after all, a bill was recently suggested... to give the death penalty to women who had abortions. White people have always had the privilege to leave what they don't like, to not listen to what they don't want to hear.
5Voter Suppression and Misinformation Campaigns
A federal judge upheld North Carolina's voter ID law, acknowledging its disproportionate impact on minorities but citing Supreme Court precedent. Simultaneously, MAGA-aligned dark money groups are using deceptive mailers with unauthorized images of Barack Obama to mislead Black voters in Virginia about a redistricting referendum, attempting to trick them into voting against their interests.
A judge has upheld the state's voter ID law. A MAGA aligned dark money group used an unauthorized photo of President Barack Obama and misrepresented his position on the Virginia vote uh to change their congressional map. The mailers misled black voters to vote no on the referendum and referenced the bill to Jim Crow era suppression.
Lessons
- Mobilize Black voters to achieve 70% turnout capacity in all elections, especially state and local races, to counter legislative attacks and elect supportive officials.
- Engage in continuous voter education and civic classes, covering city, county, school board, state, and federal government, to connect the dots on how politics impacts daily life.
- Support Black-owned media and businesses to strengthen Black economic infrastructure and ensure that Black stories and perspectives are amplified.
- Organize and train community members for strategic voter get-out-the-vote efforts, focusing on specific precincts and targeting eligible non-voters rather than broad, unfocused registration drives.
- Challenge and push back against policies and rhetoric that target Black communities, whether in local legislation, federal appointments, or national political campaigns, by exercising collective political and economic power.
Quotes
"We need some folk that understand we can't be playing checkers while they playing chess."
"Donald Trump won in that district... by 11,000 votes, but 85,000 people didn't vote."
"We need a thousand brothers that we can train and how to do massive voter get out strategically, not just lip service."
"His mouth is full of lies, baffling, corrosive, and tangentious lies. Lies that mock any shred of honesty left in our politics."
"The hatred of blackness circulates in the lungs of the beast of white Christian nationalism, and we can feel the fire flaming from the nostrils of the dragon of black animosity."
"The real religion in America for many of these people is whiteness itself."
"As long as their religion is big enough for them to be able to hold it and mold it for oppression, they'll pray to that God. They'll worship that Jesus. But once you remind them that Jesus is brownskinned... they start to lose their religion."
"This is what happens when we don't vote in record numbers, and we don't get involved in local elections and all of these things. you wind up with with a president like Donald Trump that that that hates black people and he's showing his hate and bigotry from an open microphone."
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