Why African-Americans are finally voting for their best interests

According to London-based investor and environmentalist Adam Sweidan, a “black elephant” is a mix of two metaphors: “a black swan” — an unlikely, unexpected event with enormous ramifications — and the “elephant in the room” — a problem that is visible to everyone, yet no one still wants to address it.  The Democratic Party has a “Black Elephant” problem they don’t want to talk about, African Americans to comprehend and voters to respond to on election day.  That problem involves the growing support for former President Donald Trump from African Americans.  Recent reports reveal that black men in particular are supporting President Trump in record numbers.Despite the media’s 24/7 and nearly eight-year campaign to label Trump racist, he is poised to receive the highest percentage of African-American votes in 50 years. Unfortunately, for Democrat leaders, many African Americans have realized that the Democrat Party not just took them for granted but their policies are causing them damage.  Although the United States elected its first black president in 2008 — and now has its first black female presidential candidate — many may ask: why did black Americans thrive more under the Trump administration compared to the Obama/Biden and Biden/Harris years?Despite black Americans’ consistent loyalty to the Democratic Party, many argue that their communities are worse off today than when the last Civil Rights Act was signed in 1968.  Back then, nearly 80%  of families had two-parents; today, nearly 80% exist in fatherless homes.  Even worse, a recent study by Cassandra Dorius at the University of Michigan revealed that “multiple partner fertility” has become the norm among black families.Her work showed that 59% of African-American mothers had children from different fathers, the highest of any ethnic group.

“Raising children who have different fathers is a major factor in the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage,” ...