When you cut through the noise of today’s politics, you quickly see one truth: the loudest fights in America are not about Black people—they are between white liberals and white conservatives.
White liberals position themselves as champions of the oppressed, while white conservatives claim to defend tradition and order. Yet Black America remains at the bottom, regardless of which side wins. Their talk of “justice” and “freedom” seldom brings measurable progress to our communities.
For liberals, Black America’s struggles are moral leverage for broader agendas. For conservatives, we’re a cautionary tale to push back on liberal policies. Neither side equips us for independence. We are spoken of, not spoken to.
The Opportunity Cost of Distraction
The tragedy is how we get pulled into their battles. I see more focus on figures like Charlie Kirk than on failing schools, Black suicide rates, business losses, family breakdown, or health gaps in our community. These life-and-death issues are sidelined by arguing over which white faction is worse.
We say racism holds us back, but we overlook our dependency. Black America spends $1.7 trillion yearly, mostly outside our own community. We discuss oppression, but don’t ask why we lack business ownership and economic control.
No community should embrace hate speech — but we must be honest about how the term is often weaponized. If that’s the standard, then I’m no different to white people than Charlie Kirk is to Black people: someone saying what they don’t want to hear. That doesn’t make it hate. Too often, what gets branded as “hate” is nothing more than inconvenient truth or uncomfortable criticism.
I go beyond a simple soundbite or a quote tossed on Facebook — I look at the full context. The main problem is this: when we get called out on our failures by people outside our community, we are quick to let liberal white voices convince us it’s “hate speech.” That’s the trap. If all we’ve got to hang on to in 2025 is labeling criticism as hate, then Black America is in worse condition than ever.
If everything is racism, when do we take responsibility for fixing our problems? Our schools and neighborhoods are mostly run by Black officials. If white people are not managing or tearing down our communities, when do we admit the responsibility is ours? When do we stop supporting leaders who do nothing, only to let critics point at our failures?
I don’t want to hear “we’re working on it.” I’m almost 60, and if that’s the answer, we’re not moving forward. The saddest part? Black people in the 30s, 40s, and 50s lived with more dignity and stronger communities under real racism than we do now—despite having more resources and opportunity today.
History Repeats Itself
In the 1960s, liberals used the Civil Rights Movement to expand government programs, weakening family and community ties. Conservatives in the 1970s used “law and order” rhetoric to gain power through Black crime statistics. The language changed, but Black America remained dependent and neither side built our independence.
Malcolm X warned us clearly: “The white liberal is the worst enemy to America, and the worst enemy to the Black man. The white liberal has perfected the art of using the Negro as a pawn.” His warning was not about personal hatred—it was about political manipulation. Sixty years later, we still see the same playbook.
When you strip away the rhetoric and look only at outcomes, the picture is plain. Neither liberal nor conservative dominance has delivered what Black America needs: strong families, thriving businesses, safe streets, and ownership of the institutions that shape our destiny. Speeches do not build wealth. Promises do not educate children. Marches do not create ownership.
Our True Battle
Our fight is not left versus right—it is independence versus dependency. It is ownership versus tokenism. It is building institutions that will outlast us, instead of aligning ourselves with whichever white faction offers better rhetoric in a given election cycle. Black America’s survival depends on refusing to be pawns in someone else’s struggle and focusing instead on measurable progress in our own.
The Bottom Line
The clash between white liberals and white conservatives will rage on—it is about who holds the reins of American power. But it is not our fight. Our responsibility is to step off their battlefield and build our own economy, our own schools, and our own future. Anything less is choosing distraction over destiny.
“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth.” — Deuteronomy 8:18
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly… But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” — Psalm 1:1–2
Independence is not just an economic choice — it is a spiritual mandate. God has already blessed us with the resources. The question is whether we will finally use them to build for ourselves.
