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4 <strong>February</strong> <strong>28</strong> - March 13, <strong>2018</strong><br />

<strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Journal</strong><br />

(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from page 1)<br />

and president <strong>of</strong> the Fuller Products<br />

Company, publisher <strong>of</strong> the<br />

New York Age and Pittsburgh<br />

Courier, head <strong>of</strong> the South Side<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong> NAACP and president <strong>of</strong><br />

the National Negro Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

League, was a prom<strong>in</strong>ent black<br />

Republican.<br />

Fuller was a lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Black</strong> Republican<br />

although he always had an<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependent streak. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

1950s, Fuller was probably the richest<br />

African American man <strong>in</strong> the<br />

United States.<br />

In addition, the ‘Godfather’ <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Black</strong> politics, the late Lu Palmer<br />

who led the charge to elect Harold<br />

Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, switched to campaign<br />

for former Republican Governor<br />

George Ryan. And a host <strong>of</strong> <strong>Black</strong><br />

leaders supported present Governor<br />

Bruce Rauner.<br />

However, Democrats have enjoyed<br />

the <strong>Black</strong> vot<strong>in</strong>g base s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

President Lyndon B. Johnson. Mack<br />

Glover activist and historian said,<br />

‘The Dixiecrats passed the Civil<br />

Rights Act <strong>of</strong> 1964 Bill which he<br />

also called “The <strong>Black</strong> Th<strong>in</strong>g Bill”,<br />

just to give our people hope that<br />

they were go<strong>in</strong>g to do the right<br />

th<strong>in</strong>g. But what our people never<br />

realized is that these people weren’t<br />

created to do the right th<strong>in</strong>g. They<br />

never have and they never will enforce<br />

it.”<br />

The Civil Rights Act, did <strong>in</strong>deed,<br />

made blacks more beholden to the<br />

Democratic Party, and GOP standard-bearer<br />

Barry Goldwater's opposition<br />

to the Civil Rights Act opened<br />

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to the Supreme Court helped foster<br />

allegiance to the Democratic Party.<br />

Former President Richard Nixon's<br />

play for Southern white voters, pander<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to their racial hostility and<br />

fears (the "Southern strategy"), told<br />

blacks voters that the Republican<br />

base would wear a white face.<br />

Glover said, “This locked us <strong>in</strong> as<br />

Loyal Democrats. Johnson statement<br />

was made and I quote,: ‘This<br />

will have these <strong>Black</strong> people vot<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Democrat for the next 200 years.’<br />

<strong>Black</strong>s go <strong>in</strong>to the vot<strong>in</strong>g booth<br />

hitt<strong>in</strong>g democratic down the l<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>of</strong><br />

the most racist people <strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice not<br />

even aware <strong>of</strong> it.”<br />

CSJ <strong>in</strong>terview <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Chicago</strong><br />

Tribune <strong>in</strong> the 2000 presidential<br />

election endors<strong>in</strong>g George Bush,<br />

lead to its Editor say<strong>in</strong>g, ‘African<br />

Americans used to be Republican.<br />

We are as republicans has been<br />

consistent <strong>Black</strong>s have not. It is our<br />

turn.’<br />

Pritzker pitched the idea <strong>of</strong> pick<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Secretary <strong>of</strong> State Jesse<br />

White, <strong>in</strong> part, because “Tt covers<br />

you on the African-American<br />

th<strong>in</strong>g,” with former Governor<br />

Blovegecgic wiretaps on select<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Black</strong> replacements <strong>of</strong> former President<br />

Barrack Obama’s Senate seat.<br />

Pritzker apologized on his statement<br />

which still secured his Democratic<br />

strong hold <strong>of</strong> two-thirds <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Black</strong> aldermen <strong>in</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong> and<br />

nearly half <strong>of</strong> African-American<br />

State lawmakers, with a host <strong>of</strong><br />

black m<strong>in</strong>isters.<br />

Historically, for <strong>Chicago</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1990,<br />

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First African American Senator and Representatives were all republicans:<br />

Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjam<strong>in</strong> S. Turner (R-AL),<br />

Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA),<br />

Joseph Ra<strong>in</strong>ey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), 1872<br />

Percy Coleman, 34th<br />

ward Republican Committeeman<br />

Joshua “J.C.” Griff<strong>in</strong>, Republican organizer<br />

There is no political party for the<br />

municipal elections. However, still<br />

for <strong>Chicago</strong> elections, the voters are<br />

rem<strong>in</strong>ded by candidates they are<br />

Democratic when there is no primary<br />

<strong>of</strong> political parties.<br />

Coleman said, “Nobody needs to<br />

tell African-Americans <strong>in</strong> this country<br />

that the Old New Deal from the<br />

Democratic Party isn’t work<strong>in</strong>g for<br />

them. In election after election, Democratic<br />

Party leaders take African-<br />

American voters for granted and<br />

year after year the condition <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Black</strong> America gets worse. The<br />

conditions <strong>in</strong> our <strong>in</strong>ner cities today<br />

are unacceptable. Too many African<br />

-Americans have been left beh<strong>in</strong>d.<br />

Coleman says he'd always considered<br />

himself a Republican and an<br />

<strong>in</strong>dependent voter, although he has<br />

voted Democratic.<br />

A Wall <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>-NBC News<br />

poll conducted <strong>in</strong> 1996 found that<br />

15 percent <strong>of</strong> African-Americans<br />

sided with the GOP.<br />

The poll, this past July found just<br />

7 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Black</strong>s called themselves<br />

Republicans, mark<strong>in</strong>g a more<br />

than 50 percent plunge <strong>in</strong> <strong>Black</strong><br />

support <strong>in</strong> two decades. Trump won<br />

less <strong>of</strong> 8% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Black</strong> vote, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to exit polls.<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong> Republicans represent<br />

about 10% <strong>of</strong> the voters. African-<br />

Americans made up <strong>28</strong> percent <strong>of</strong><br />

the Democratic vote <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois.<br />

Nat Thompson, writer and historian<br />

said, “Whether you are a Democrat,<br />

Republican, Libertarian,<br />

Green, or some other political<br />

“Independent” <strong>of</strong> any extraction;<br />

even if you have no <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> politics,<br />

every Ill<strong>in</strong>ois resident knows<br />

that the lion’s share <strong>of</strong> negative<br />

issues impact<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Black</strong> community<br />

have occurred under the direction<br />

<strong>of</strong> Democrats.”<br />

He cont<strong>in</strong>ued to say “One path<br />

out <strong>of</strong> that abyss may very well be a<br />

Progressive Republican agenda. A<br />

‘Progressive Republican” is a<br />

“RepubliCrat;’ part ‘Conservative<br />

Democrat,’ part ‘Liberal Republican.’<br />

Democratic Alderman Howard<br />

Brook<strong>in</strong>s (21) said he has no issue<br />

with <strong>Black</strong>s be<strong>in</strong>g republicans. “We<br />

need <strong>Black</strong> folks on both sides <strong>of</strong><br />

the aisle — Democrat and Republican.<br />

However, be<strong>in</strong>g a Republican<br />

<strong>in</strong> the age <strong>of</strong> Trump is a whole other<br />

level <strong>of</strong> Republican-ism.”<br />

On one hand, there is the clearly<br />

def<strong>in</strong>ed, anti-<strong>Black</strong> section <strong>of</strong> the<br />

party. The slogan “Make America<br />

Mack A. Glover,<br />

Independent political<br />

organizer<br />

Great Aga<strong>in</strong>” comes <strong>of</strong>f as a battle<br />

call for the anti-black crowd.<br />

The roots <strong>of</strong> the Trump election<br />

goes as far back to slavery <strong>in</strong> the<br />

United States, right after the Civil<br />

war. Most <strong>of</strong> the Democratics were<br />

slave owners. Trump did not w<strong>in</strong><br />

the popular vote. Not even close,<br />

he lost by 2.5 million votes. He<br />

won the Electoral College – a vot<strong>in</strong>g<br />

system set up <strong>in</strong> 1887 to protect<br />

slave owners to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> their<br />

representation and pr<strong>of</strong>it shares<br />

<strong>in</strong> slavery, given the population <strong>of</strong><br />

the U.S. was controlled by the<br />

Union (Republicans) and the<br />

Southern states needed fair representation.<br />

Trump has <strong>in</strong>cited fear and distress<br />

to all who are “different” –<br />

nationalities, religions, or gender,<br />

and non European people <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

viciously attack<strong>in</strong>g and demean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Mexicans and Muslims, and degraded<br />

women, openly, yet he won<br />

the election.<br />

When the cities and states accelerated<br />

their plans to remove Confederate<br />

monuments from public property,<br />

the President’s remarks regard<strong>in</strong>g<br />

race he tweeted that statues <strong>of</strong><br />

Confederate leaders should be left<br />

stand<strong>in</strong>g across the South. not challeng<strong>in</strong>g<br />

history and rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Old<br />

South imagery.<br />

Coleman ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s, “Progressive<br />

<strong>Black</strong> Republicans are still <strong>Chicago</strong>ans<br />

only fair hope for political<br />

justice. But at this po<strong>in</strong>t it’s about re<br />

-def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the Republican Party. It’s<br />

about time that racist, disconnected<br />

Republicans learn that the Party<br />

does not belong to them; they’ve<br />

just enjoyed not hav<strong>in</strong>g anyone from<br />

the other side <strong>of</strong> town show up.<br />

Those days are com<strong>in</strong>g to a close.<br />

<strong>Chicago</strong>’s next <strong>Black</strong> mayor, or<br />

Ill<strong>in</strong>ois’ first <strong>Black</strong> governor might<br />

be a Progressive Republican.<br />

Joshua “J.C.” Griff<strong>in</strong> was about to<br />

be a sign <strong>of</strong> that. In the spr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />

2017, J.C. began tour<strong>in</strong>g the state <strong>of</strong><br />

Ill<strong>in</strong>ois <strong>in</strong> an effort to advance <strong>in</strong>terest<br />

<strong>in</strong> his candidacy for the <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong><br />

the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Secretary <strong>of</strong> State<br />

(aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>in</strong>cumbent Jessie White <strong>of</strong><br />

40 years <strong>in</strong> the seat). As a Republican<br />

Griff<strong>in</strong> cited the need for fresh<br />

ideas, renewed leadership and a new<br />

approach toward how Ill<strong>in</strong>ois executes<br />

its responsibilities <strong>in</strong> govern<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Griff<strong>in</strong> did not get his candidacy<br />

on the ballot <strong>in</strong> December <strong>of</strong> 2017.<br />

Republican candidates face a<br />

practical problem <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Black</strong><br />

wards. In many prec<strong>in</strong>cts, even the<br />

Republican election judges are <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

Democrats who are just do<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

job for the pay.<br />

"The judges automatically give<br />

you a Democratic ballot," Griff<strong>in</strong><br />

said. "You have to ask for a Republican<br />

ballot." He th<strong>in</strong>ks some potential<br />

Republican voters are too embarrassed<br />

to make the public declaration.<br />

The issue with <strong>Black</strong> Americans<br />

identify<strong>in</strong>g with Republicans is<br />

two-fold:<br />

In the city's African-American<br />

wards, a Republican vote is even<br />

more extraord<strong>in</strong>ary. In 2010, for<br />

example, 5,700 Democratic ballots<br />

were cast <strong>in</strong> the <strong>28</strong>th Ward on the<br />

west side—and just 50 Republican<br />

ballots. In the south-side 17th Ward,<br />

7,193 voted Democratic and 58<br />

voted Republican.<br />

Consequently, the face <strong>of</strong> <strong>Black</strong><br />

Republicans has been def<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

largely, <strong>in</strong> the public m<strong>in</strong>d. In 2013<br />

Bruce Rauner opened his campaign<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice <strong>in</strong> the Chatham community.<br />

The established <strong>Black</strong> Republican<br />

base there was never consulted.<br />

Bruce Carter, who created <strong>Black</strong><br />

Men For Bernie, decided Hillary<br />

Cl<strong>in</strong>ton and the Democratic party is<br />

not the future <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Black</strong><br />

community. He feels responsible for<br />

alert<strong>in</strong>g as many voters as possible<br />

that it was time to make a switch.<br />

“Truth hurts!” Said Carter, Democrats<br />

have always kept <strong>Black</strong>s “<strong>in</strong><br />

l<strong>in</strong>e”! Look at Planned Parenthood;<br />

its racist founder and where, strategically,<br />

these are located! You don’t<br />

th<strong>in</strong>k it is co<strong>in</strong>cidence that the majority<br />

<strong>of</strong> these facilities are located<br />

<strong>in</strong> the poorer <strong>Black</strong> communities, do<br />

you?”<br />

Carter went on to say "Barack<br />

Obama/Cl<strong>in</strong>ton have failed all<br />

m<strong>in</strong>orities. By marshal<strong>in</strong>g the votes<br />

<strong>of</strong> all Americans – White, black,<br />

Hispanic citizens – we can reclaim<br />

our country and preserve its<br />

economic and safe future."<br />

Glover said, “We’re just caught <strong>in</strong><br />

the middle. And as quiet as it’s kept<br />

and for those that don’t know,<br />

U.S.A. really stands for ‘Under<br />

Satan’s Authority.’ But that’s my<br />

op<strong>in</strong>ion.<br />

Political activist L<strong>in</strong>da Hudson<br />

comment<strong>in</strong>g on Pritzker remarks<br />

and the accountability <strong>of</strong> <strong>Black</strong> Democratics,<br />

“The <strong>Black</strong> politicians<br />

who stand by him as he tries to court<br />

votes <strong>in</strong> their communities, are<br />

problematic, too. His supporters<br />

<strong>in</strong>sist the man who spoke on that<br />

November 2008 wiretap doesn’t<br />

speak for the man court<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

<strong>Black</strong> vote today. That k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> bl<strong>in</strong>d<br />

party loyalty is further pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />

political disconnect between the Old<br />

Guard and today’s <strong>Black</strong> Millennial.<br />

If the third <strong>of</strong> Democratic voters<br />

<strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois who are <strong>Black</strong> want to<br />

really see a Democratic Party that<br />

works for them, and especially<br />

young folk, they need to oust power<br />

brokers who look the other way at<br />

transgressions from White allies.<br />

We need more <strong>of</strong> those African-<br />

American leaders who make people<br />

like Pritzker and Blago uncomfortable.

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