Black Voters Got It Right—Again. The Rest of America Should Catch Up.

In this moment of political clarity, one truth stands tall: Black voters saw the danger and responded with discipline, purpose, and wisdom. While much of America hesitated, got distracted, or let bitterness blind them, Black folks—once again—showed up and did the right thing.

We voted against Donald Trump. And we voted for Kamala Harris.

Not because she’s perfect. But because we understood the stakes.

Donald Trump is not just a political figure. He’s a symbol of everything we’ve had to survive: racial dog whistles, open bigotry, voter suppression, economic neglect, and a brazen disrespect for the rule of law. His rise was never just about “making America great again”—it was about turning the clock back on our progress.

And let’s be honest: many parts of this country were willing to go along with that.

But not us.

Not Detroit.

Not Black America.

We knew what it meant when he praised white supremacists, when he rolled back civil rights protections, when he appointed judges hostile to our freedoms, and when he botched a pandemic that killed Black and brown bodies at disproportionate rates. We knew what was at risk when the Supreme Court—stacked under his watch—struck down affirmative action and reproductive rights. We didn’t need pundits to tell us what time it was.

So we voted with memory. With clarity. With our children in mind.

We didn’t fall for the noise, the conspiracies, the fake populism. We didn’t let frustration with the system blind us to the threat of fascism. We stayed focused. And because of that, Kamala Harris is now in position to lead—not in spite of us, but because of us.

Let’s be clear: it wasn’t billionaires or suburban swing voters who saved democracy. It was Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Milwaukee, and other places that have been ignored except when it’s time to count votes. Again.

We are the moral compass of this nation. We’ve carried it on our backs since the first ballot we were allowed to cast. From civil rights to voter rights, from the election of Barack Obama to the defense of democracy in 2020 and now again in 2024—we are always first to see the storm and first to shield the country from its worst instincts.

So if the rest of America got it wrong this time—if they chose delusion or division—we urge them to catch up. Because Black folks aren’t voting out of fear or fantasy. We’re voting for our future. And if Kamala Harris leads this nation, it will be because we, once again, led first.

We don’t just vote—we choose vision. And we get it right. While the rest of the country got it wrong