Posted on 09/30/2025 9:49:31 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The death of Charlie Kirk has left a generation of young Black conservatives grieving not only the loss of an influential figure but also the man they say built a community where they felt they belonged, a half a dozen Black conservatives tell ABC News...
To be a Black conservative in America often means carrying a dual burden that is as social as it is political. Pew Research found that 83% of Black voters identify with or lean Democratic, while 12% align with the Republican Party. Faced with such a stark divide, families can fracture, friendships may fade and communities sometimes close their doors. For thousands who found themselves drawn to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) or BLEXIT, Kirk offered a sense of belonging, said the Black conservatives ABC News spoke with.
BLEXIT, short for "Black Exit," is a group encouraging Black Americans to leave the Democratic Party and embrace conservative politics.
That summit, [Brandon] Tatum said, was a turning point. "Every Black conservative that you can think of that's prominent on social media today, most of them came from that summit," he said.
Kirk's efforts, many argue, helped broaden the GOP's reach among Black voters. Donald Trump drew about 8% of the Black vote in 2020, and by 2024 his support climbed to 15%, including roughly 21% of Black men. Vice President Kamala Harris still carried a commanding majority with about 83%.
During Kirk's memorial on Sunday, President Donald Trump highlighted that work. "Charlie was actually a master builder of people, it was Charlie who first started organizing young Black conservatives hungry for support and leadership," Trump said.
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Did he ever make it to a black college before he died? That would have been good.
Unfortunately he didn’t. It really is a shame Candace Owens has gone off the deep end with her content and her current phase of thinking. Because she would have kept black outreach at the forefront of TPUSA.
Brandon Tatum and other personalities will hopefully make their way though. Prayer to that end.
The race card is still the most powerful one the Left in this country holds.
Good God! Did hell freezer over???
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