Загрузка видео...

Не удалось загрузить видео

Возникла проблема при загрузке этого видео. Это может быть связано с временными проблемами сети или видео может быть недоступно.

На главную

I really can’t rationalize how so many of us skip over something so easy, that impacts so much of your life. Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans the 2 biggest cities in Louisiana we have 270,156 REGISTERED Black voters. Only 15,038 Black people early voted when you add up... the turnout totals for both. With low numbers like that turnout is expected to be extremely low for Black voters. Voting doesn’t solve everything by far, but not voting has impacts on your kids education, the investment in your roads and businesses. Even if you don’t care about the social issues, not voting impacts who gets the money. We have good people on the ballot Saturday. In statewide races, as well as senate and house races. I’m doing my part, will you Do YOUR part? rolandsmartin always highlights the Deep South. #AlwaysRising #KeepPushingshow more

Gary Chambers

123,227 subscribers

47,221 просмотров • 2 лет назад •via X (Twitter)

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

Комментарии: 10

Фото профиля Lineage Over Melanin

Lineage Over Melanin2 лет назад

How about highlighting the specific Black American agenda portion of those candidate's platform...

Фото профиля Simply Rick

Simply Rick2 лет назад

No Black Agenda, No Vote. It's not a hard concept to innerstand.....

Фото профиля K-NV

K-NV2 лет назад

Why don't you give them something tangible to vote for. We all have eyes. Areas never improve when Blacks are in leadership positions.

Фото профиля Build Movements not connected 2DC

Build Movements not connected 2DC2 лет назад

Stop only coming around when elections are in season and stay engaged with Community needs during off year elections.

Фото профиля DarkandLovely 🇺🇸🇺🇸

DarkandLovely 🇺🇸🇺🇸2 лет назад

#ReparationsNow Gary!

Фото профиля Kharis

Kharis2 лет назад

@rolandsmartin As if voting has changed anything for Black people, registered voter or not, in these 2 cities.

Фото профиля ERIC CA$H

ERIC CA$H2 лет назад

why not go out there speak to our people to find out the real reason they are not voting

Фото профиля Fly Sistah 🪷

Fly Sistah 🪷2 лет назад

The comments are nonsensical. Candidates show up in communities that don't vote & then get accused of only showing up to campaign. "We won't vote until things are better for Black people" as if not voting will help Black people in Louisiana. @LurieFavors @ljoywilliams

Фото профиля 🧵erikka2ks08

🧵erikka2ks082 лет назад

I feel ya Gary. We just had a local election that was decided by a one vote difference. In a city of tens of thousands less than 4K voted.

Фото профиля FreemanSTL🇺🇸

FreemanSTL🇺🇸2 лет назад

No tangibles, no vote!

Похожие видео

Two days of early voting are done in Louisiana. Only 10,000 of the state’s 925,000 Black voters have shown up so far. That means more than 915,000 Black voters still can go do your part and vote. Republicans are leading Democrats in early voting 22,000 to 14,000. If you live in East Baton Rouge Parish, vote YES for the Council on Aging and YES for our libraries. In the Senate runoff, go vote for Jamie Davis. Don’t tell me you’re paying attention if you aren’t participating. Text 10 people and go vote. Share if you care. 🦾

Two days of early voting are done in Louisiana. Only 10,000 of the state’s 925,000 Black voters have shown up so far. That means more than 915,000 Black voters still can go do your part and vote. Republicans are leading Democrats in early voting 22,000 to 14,000. If you live in East Baton Rouge Parish, vote YES for the Council on Aging and YES for our libraries. In the Senate runoff, go vote for Jamie Davis. Don’t tell me you’re paying attention if you aren’t participating. Text 10 people and go vote. Share if you care. 🦾

Gary Chambers

16,643 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

Do YOUR Part. That’s the message of the day. We have 900,000 registered Black voters. On the first day of early voting only 21,000 Black people went to vote in the entire state. Only 90 people between the ages of 18-20 went to vote that were Black. Southern university has over 8,000 students, Grambling has over 4,000. Homecoming is on Oct 14th for both schools, that’s also Election Day. So voting early matters because we know you’re not missing the festivities. Let’s just keep it a buck. Do your part. People always want the advocates and activist to do the work, but our work becomes easier when we elect the right people. Dr. Shawn Wilson is a Black man w a PHD, he will make a great governor. He can’t get there with these numbers. Do your part. I sacrifice time from my family to fight for all our families. I get blocked out of contract opportunities because I fight like I do. That’s the sacrifice we make to try and advance US as a collective. So I’m asking you to Do YOUR Part! Go early vote today. You have until Saturday to get it done. Share and get your people to go vote. #AlwaysRising

Do YOUR Part. That’s the message of the day. We have 900,000 registered Black voters. On the first day of early voting only 21,000 Black people went to vote in the entire state. Only 90 people between the ages of 18-20 went to vote that were Black. Southern university has over 8,000 students, Grambling has over 4,000. Homecoming is on Oct 14th for both schools, that’s also Election Day. So voting early matters because we know you’re not missing the festivities. Let’s just keep it a buck. Do your part. People always want the advocates and activist to do the work, but our work becomes easier when we elect the right people. Dr. Shawn Wilson is a Black man w a PHD, he will make a great governor. He can’t get there with these numbers. Do your part. I sacrifice time from my family to fight for all our families. I get blocked out of contract opportunities because I fight like I do. That’s the sacrifice we make to try and advance US as a collective. So I’m asking you to Do YOUR Part! Go early vote today. You have until Saturday to get it done. Share and get your people to go vote. #AlwaysRising

Gary Chambers

231,578 просмотров • 2 лет назад

🗳️ Baton Rouge, the time is NOW. rolandsmartin made it plain: If Black people show up, we WIN. There are 129,000 registered Black voters in East Baton Rouge Parish, but only 4,486 voted in the first two days of early voting. That’s not enough. FACTS: • In 2020, Mayor @sharonwestonbroome won with 65,495 votes. • If we vote at 70% turnout, that’s 90,300 votes ALONE. There’s no early voting on Nov. 28-29. Don’t wait. Make a plan. Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors. Let’s show up and show out for our community. 🗓️ Early voting is OPEN NOW. Let’s get to it! #BatonRougeVotes #UseYourPower #BlackVoterTurnout #GetItDone

🗳️ Baton Rouge, the time is NOW. rolandsmartin made it plain: If Black people show up, we WIN. There are 129,000 registered Black voters in East Baton Rouge Parish, but only 4,486 voted in the first two days of early voting. That’s not enough. FACTS: • In 2020, Mayor @sharonwestonbroome won with 65,495 votes. • If we vote at 70% turnout, that’s 90,300 votes ALONE. There’s no early voting on Nov. 28-29. Don’t wait. Make a plan. Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors. Let’s show up and show out for our community. 🗓️ Early voting is OPEN NOW. Let’s get to it! #BatonRougeVotes #UseYourPower #BlackVoterTurnout #GetItDone

Gary Chambers

36,380 просмотров • 1 год назад

On the first day of early voting in New Orleans, 6,230 Black voters, 3,752 white voters, and 558 other voters cast their ballots. Black voters are leading early turnout — and with 135,598 still registered to vote, the power to decide the next mayor and council is clear. Only 4% of voters have participated so far. The story of this election has not yet been written. Every reminder, every text, every ride to the polls matters. When our community shows up, votes beat money. Votes beat narratives. The future of New Orleans will be decided by those who show up and vote. Don’t be fooled by those saying race doesn’t matter — when most white voters have already chosen a side, while over 80% of undecided voters are Black. That’s why attempts to make us doubt Black leadership are everywhere. We don’t need perfect leadership. We need wise, assertive leadership for this season. Text your people. Show up. Go vote.

On the first day of early voting in New Orleans, 6,230 Black voters, 3,752 white voters, and 558 other voters cast their ballots. Black voters are leading early turnout — and with 135,598 still registered to vote, the power to decide the next mayor and council is clear. Only 4% of voters have participated so far. The story of this election has not yet been written. Every reminder, every text, every ride to the polls matters. When our community shows up, votes beat money. Votes beat narratives. The future of New Orleans will be decided by those who show up and vote. Don’t be fooled by those saying race doesn’t matter — when most white voters have already chosen a side, while over 80% of undecided voters are Black. That’s why attempts to make us doubt Black leadership are everywhere. We don’t need perfect leadership. We need wise, assertive leadership for this season. Text your people. Show up. Go vote.

Gary Chambers

14,158 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

After 2 days of early voting, 14,207 people have cast a ballot in New Orleans. That’s 8,535 Black voters, 4,928 white voters, and 744 other voters. The opportunity is still wide open: 133,293 Black voters and 90,475 white voters have not yet voted. Remember — every day of early voting is Election Day. Don’t assume people know, remind them. Share this, bring someone with you, the future of the city is decided by those who vote.

After 2 days of early voting, 14,207 people have cast a ballot in New Orleans. That’s 8,535 Black voters, 4,928 white voters, and 744 other voters. The opportunity is still wide open: 133,293 Black voters and 90,475 white voters have not yet voted. Remember — every day of early voting is Election Day. Don’t assume people know, remind them. Share this, bring someone with you, the future of the city is decided by those who vote.

Gary Chambers

13,040 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

Only 11,000 out of 278,000 voters have shown up so far in Baton Rouge. I’m starting to wonder — do you even care what the ball coach is doing with your money at City Hall? Here’s the breakdown: 6,170 White voters (55%) 4,639 Black voters (42%) 345 voters of other races (3%) 6,526 Democrats (59%) 3,404 Republicans (31%) 1,224 No Party (11%) That’s 4.4% of White voters and 3.6% of Black voters who’ve voted so far. That means 124,000 Black voters and 133,000 White voters still have time to impact this election. Mayor Sid Edwards is trying to take money from the Council on Aging, the library, and mosquito abatement — to fill a hole created by the racist creation of St. George, a 70% White city. You’ve got until Saturday to early vote. Election Day is Nov 15 — and both LSU and Southern have home games. So don’t wait. Go vote, then enjoy your game. Share if you care, every little bit helps move someone else to do their part. #KeepPushing

Only 11,000 out of 278,000 voters have shown up so far in Baton Rouge. I’m starting to wonder — do you even care what the ball coach is doing with your money at City Hall? Here’s the breakdown: 6,170 White voters (55%) 4,639 Black voters (42%) 345 voters of other races (3%) 6,526 Democrats (59%) 3,404 Republicans (31%) 1,224 No Party (11%) That’s 4.4% of White voters and 3.6% of Black voters who’ve voted so far. That means 124,000 Black voters and 133,000 White voters still have time to impact this election. Mayor Sid Edwards is trying to take money from the Council on Aging, the library, and mosquito abatement — to fill a hole created by the racist creation of St. George, a 70% White city. You’ve got until Saturday to early vote. Election Day is Nov 15 — and both LSU and Southern have home games. So don’t wait. Go vote, then enjoy your game. Share if you care, every little bit helps move someone else to do their part. #KeepPushing

Gary Chambers

21,234 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

Central City News is a Republican ran news paper in Baton Rouge and they are saying the quiet part out loud. They believe they can elect a white Republican as mayor because the Black voter turnout is so low. They are looking at the same data I shared last week. I’ve been telling you the numbers because the power is there for us to make the difference. I believe you seeing this is important. It shows you the thinking of people who are voting Republican in this community think about you not voting. They see it as an opportunity. If voting didn’t matter, why are they breaking records to show up? The person in the mayors office determines what policing in your city looks like, they determine the budget priorities of the city, they set the agenda for where things are going. Everything we don’t have, is because we aren’t engaging at the numbers we need to. You can’t change a city, with only 30% of the majority population showing up to vote. Baton Rouge can be so much better, we have to show up for better to happen. Take the 5 minutes to listen and then take 10 more to text your people and encourage them to go vote tomorrow. We can prove them wrong. Louisiana is not a red state, it’s an under funded, low voter participation state. Show up for yourself tomorrow, that’s how we make people pay attention and invest so we can see the change we desire. Share, tag, and engage your people. And go vote!

Central City News is a Republican ran news paper in Baton Rouge and they are saying the quiet part out loud. They believe they can elect a white Republican as mayor because the Black voter turnout is so low. They are looking at the same data I shared last week. I’ve been telling you the numbers because the power is there for us to make the difference. I believe you seeing this is important. It shows you the thinking of people who are voting Republican in this community think about you not voting. They see it as an opportunity. If voting didn’t matter, why are they breaking records to show up? The person in the mayors office determines what policing in your city looks like, they determine the budget priorities of the city, they set the agenda for where things are going. Everything we don’t have, is because we aren’t engaging at the numbers we need to. You can’t change a city, with only 30% of the majority population showing up to vote. Baton Rouge can be so much better, we have to show up for better to happen. Take the 5 minutes to listen and then take 10 more to text your people and encourage them to go vote tomorrow. We can prove them wrong. Louisiana is not a red state, it’s an under funded, low voter participation state. Show up for yourself tomorrow, that’s how we make people pay attention and invest so we can see the change we desire. Share, tag, and engage your people. And go vote!

Gary Chambers

46,749 просмотров • 1 год назад

Currently in Louisiana 2 out of 10 Black Registered Voters have Early Voted. There are 2 days remaining to early vote. You have until 6pm on October 29th. This video has several images you can screen shot later in the video to share with people in your community. If you text 10 people 2 of them voted. Tell em we already know you didn’t go, so #PullUp tomorrow before work, on your lunch, or after work. This state is over 34% Black, all we have to do is show up. There are enough white, Latino, and Asian voters who think we can do better. We just need to be the lions share. Louisiana isn’t a red state, it’s an underfunded, low Black voter turnout state. I’m doing these videos to show you exactly what I mean. Over 1.5 million views across platforms since I started posting these, the conversation is moving. Keep going until smoke turns to fire. I’m doing this because I know what’s possible, do you? Do your part and share, text, and most importantly go vote.

Currently in Louisiana 2 out of 10 Black Registered Voters have Early Voted. There are 2 days remaining to early vote. You have until 6pm on October 29th. This video has several images you can screen shot later in the video to share with people in your community. If you text 10 people 2 of them voted. Tell em we already know you didn’t go, so #PullUp tomorrow before work, on your lunch, or after work. This state is over 34% Black, all we have to do is show up. There are enough white, Latino, and Asian voters who think we can do better. We just need to be the lions share. Louisiana isn’t a red state, it’s an underfunded, low Black voter turnout state. I’m doing these videos to show you exactly what I mean. Over 1.5 million views across platforms since I started posting these, the conversation is moving. Keep going until smoke turns to fire. I’m doing this because I know what’s possible, do you? Do your part and share, text, and most importantly go vote.

Gary Chambers

49,732 просмотров • 1 год назад

I’ve encouraged y’all to vote for years. So today I don’t give a damn about who feels shamed — because some of y’all need to be shamed. One day into early voting. Democrats turned out 35,498 voters. Republicans 32,051. But 901,000 Black registered voters in Louisiana have not moved yet. How bad does it have to get? They have to put the sign up on the plantation for you to take this shit serious? Jefferson Parish — 68,500 Black voters sitting at home. Caddo — 70,000. Lafayette — 37,500. These are not small numbers. These are elections. I don’t care that Democrats are outperforming Republicans. I care that Black people have the numbers to send a real message and too many are sitting on their asses. Voting NO on all 5 of Jeff Landry’s amendments sends a message to a legislature that is coming for your representation right now. Your life costs more. Your world is less safe. Your rights are being stripped daily. Now your representation is next. Y’all ready to listen? Text 10 people. Tell them to go early vote. If I can do this research and put it in your face — you can share it and go vote. Click the link in my bio to support the work of Civics for the People. Informing the people empowers the people. Share if you care. 🦾

I’ve encouraged y’all to vote for years. So today I don’t give a damn about who feels shamed — because some of y’all need to be shamed. One day into early voting. Democrats turned out 35,498 voters. Republicans 32,051. But 901,000 Black registered voters in Louisiana have not moved yet. How bad does it have to get? They have to put the sign up on the plantation for you to take this shit serious? Jefferson Parish — 68,500 Black voters sitting at home. Caddo — 70,000. Lafayette — 37,500. These are not small numbers. These are elections. I don’t care that Democrats are outperforming Republicans. I care that Black people have the numbers to send a real message and too many are sitting on their asses. Voting NO on all 5 of Jeff Landry’s amendments sends a message to a legislature that is coming for your representation right now. Your life costs more. Your world is less safe. Your rights are being stripped daily. Now your representation is next. Y’all ready to listen? Text 10 people. Tell them to go early vote. If I can do this research and put it in your face — you can share it and go vote. Click the link in my bio to support the work of Civics for the People. Informing the people empowers the people. Share if you care. 🦾

Gary Chambers

42,927 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

Houston, we have a problem. 423,844 registered voters. 27,166 showed up. That’s 6.4% turnout in a majority-minority district. And y’all writing think pieces? You don’t win elections on Twitter. You win by knocking doors and moving voters. If you’ll pay taxes at brunch, you can show up to decide where the money goes. Early voting is happening now for the U.S. Senate primary to replace Sen. Cornyn — who proudly backed Trump 99% of the time. Black folks and forward-thinking people of all races need to turn out for Jasmine Crockett if you believe she’s the best candidate. Share if you care, because we should assume everyone knows it’s early voting right now in Texas.

Houston, we have a problem. 423,844 registered voters. 27,166 showed up. That’s 6.4% turnout in a majority-minority district. And y’all writing think pieces? You don’t win elections on Twitter. You win by knocking doors and moving voters. If you’ll pay taxes at brunch, you can show up to decide where the money goes. Early voting is happening now for the U.S. Senate primary to replace Sen. Cornyn — who proudly backed Trump 99% of the time. Black folks and forward-thinking people of all races need to turn out for Jasmine Crockett if you believe she’s the best candidate. Share if you care, because we should assume everyone knows it’s early voting right now in Texas.

Gary Chambers

96,424 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад

Major increase in turnout: 38,661 people voted early in this year’s mayor’s race fo city of New Orleans — including 22,076 Black voters, 14,353 white voters, and 2,232 others. That means about 15.6% of Black voters and 15% of white voters have already cast a ballot — nearly one out of every six voters in Orleans Parish. In 2017, only 16,000 people voted early. In 2021, about 23,000 did. This year — 22,000 Black voters alone voted early. That’s growth. That’s engagement. That’s power. Don’t let anyone tell you this race is already decided — over 70% of Black voters do not support the leading candidate. When we show up, we shape outcomes. When we vote, we decide our future. Black leadership in Black communities matters — and our brilliance is still the pathway forward.

Major increase in turnout: 38,661 people voted early in this year’s mayor’s race fo city of New Orleans — including 22,076 Black voters, 14,353 white voters, and 2,232 others. That means about 15.6% of Black voters and 15% of white voters have already cast a ballot — nearly one out of every six voters in Orleans Parish. In 2017, only 16,000 people voted early. In 2021, about 23,000 did. This year — 22,000 Black voters alone voted early. That’s growth. That’s engagement. That’s power. Don’t let anyone tell you this race is already decided — over 70% of Black voters do not support the leading candidate. When we show up, we shape outcomes. When we vote, we decide our future. Black leadership in Black communities matters — and our brilliance is still the pathway forward.

Gary Chambers

10,850 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

Rosenberg: What’s really important, Ben, and we talked a lot about this in 2022, is that everyone watching today needs to realize it’s very important to vote early. Vote as early as you can. When you vote early, you come off the GOTV rolls for the campaign. They know each night who’s voted—not how you voted, but that you voted. When you come off the GOTV roles, it allows the campaign to focus on lower propensity voters quicker. If they can reach lower propensity voters sooner, it’s more likely they’ll vote for us. So, by voting early, you can actually increase Democratic turnout and make it more likely we win. If you have a choice between voting on Election Day or near Election Day, and voting right now, vote now. It’s more important to vote now and try to run up the score in October, as we did in 2022, and win this election in early voting rather than waiting until Election Day.

Rosenberg: What’s really important, Ben, and we talked a lot about this in 2022, is that everyone watching today needs to realize it’s very important to vote early. Vote as early as you can. When you vote early, you come off the GOTV rolls for the campaign. They know each night who’s voted—not how you voted, but that you voted. When you come off the GOTV roles, it allows the campaign to focus on lower propensity voters quicker. If they can reach lower propensity voters sooner, it’s more likely they’ll vote for us. So, by voting early, you can actually increase Democratic turnout and make it more likely we win. If you have a choice between voting on Election Day or near Election Day, and voting right now, vote now. It’s more important to vote now and try to run up the score in October, as we did in 2022, and win this election in early voting rather than waiting until Election Day.

Acyn

391,243 просмотров • 1 год назад

6,452 people have voted early so far in East Baton Rouge for Mayor Sid Edwards’ Thrive Tax — up 2,100 since Saturday. By race: 3,800 White • 2,449 Black • 203 other By party: 3,336 Democrats • 2,042 Republicans • 1,074 No Party Black voters are 45% of the parish, but only 38% of early turnout. If we want a say in how our tax dollars are spent, it’s time to turn the numbers up. This tax takes money from the Council on Aging, libraries, and mosquito abatement and moves it to the city’s general fund. I’m voting NO — we deserve a better plan than this low-key hostage deal. Let’s not forget — we don’t know if any of this money could end up supporting St. George, the same folks who caused this mess with their bigotry disguised as “good schools.” Now they want to keep sending their kids to our best schools while claiming they needed their own city. We’re robbing Peter to pay Paul. Nah Coach, I’m good. Go back to the drawing board and bring us a real play. Share if you care. Our vote is how we flex our power. In a low-turnout election like this, Black voters can outvote our registration numbers if we all get a few more folks to show up this week. 🗳️ Election Day is Saturday, November 15 — and both Southern and LSU have home games. Vote early. Do your part. 🦾

6,452 people have voted early so far in East Baton Rouge for Mayor Sid Edwards’ Thrive Tax — up 2,100 since Saturday. By race: 3,800 White • 2,449 Black • 203 other By party: 3,336 Democrats • 2,042 Republicans • 1,074 No Party Black voters are 45% of the parish, but only 38% of early turnout. If we want a say in how our tax dollars are spent, it’s time to turn the numbers up. This tax takes money from the Council on Aging, libraries, and mosquito abatement and moves it to the city’s general fund. I’m voting NO — we deserve a better plan than this low-key hostage deal. Let’s not forget — we don’t know if any of this money could end up supporting St. George, the same folks who caused this mess with their bigotry disguised as “good schools.” Now they want to keep sending their kids to our best schools while claiming they needed their own city. We’re robbing Peter to pay Paul. Nah Coach, I’m good. Go back to the drawing board and bring us a real play. Share if you care. Our vote is how we flex our power. In a low-turnout election like this, Black voters can outvote our registration numbers if we all get a few more folks to show up this week. 🗳️ Election Day is Saturday, November 15 — and both Southern and LSU have home games. Vote early. Do your part. 🦾

Gary Chambers

14,064 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

4,352 people voted on the first day of early voting in Baton Rouge on Saturday. Here’s the breakdown: ⚫️ 2,642 white voters ⚫️ 1,556 Black voters ⚫️ 154 other By party: 🔵 2,250 Democrats 🔴 1,382 Republicans ⚪️ 720 No Party This election is about the Thrive Tax — Mayor Sid Edwards’ plan to move money from the library, mosquito abatement, and the Council on Aging into the city’s general fund. He hasn’t been clear about where those dollars will go. Black voters make up 45% of the electorate in East Baton Rouge Parish but only 36% have shown up so far — that’s nine points behind. These off-cycle elections and tax initiatives are where we build muscle memory in voting. When we show up now, they take us seriously later. 📲 Text 10 people. 🏈 Football is the distraction — voting is the power. 🗳️ Early voting is happening now. Go vote tomorrow. Are you a yes or no on the Sid Edwards Mayor-President tax?

4,352 people voted on the first day of early voting in Baton Rouge on Saturday. Here’s the breakdown: ⚫️ 2,642 white voters ⚫️ 1,556 Black voters ⚫️ 154 other By party: 🔵 2,250 Democrats 🔴 1,382 Republicans ⚪️ 720 No Party This election is about the Thrive Tax — Mayor Sid Edwards’ plan to move money from the library, mosquito abatement, and the Council on Aging into the city’s general fund. He hasn’t been clear about where those dollars will go. Black voters make up 45% of the electorate in East Baton Rouge Parish but only 36% have shown up so far — that’s nine points behind. These off-cycle elections and tax initiatives are where we build muscle memory in voting. When we show up now, they take us seriously later. 📲 Text 10 people. 🏈 Football is the distraction — voting is the power. 🗳️ Early voting is happening now. Go vote tomorrow. Are you a yes or no on the Sid Edwards Mayor-President tax?

Gary Chambers

19,801 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

East Baton Rouge has 129,000 registered Black voters, but only 9,000 have voted so far. That’s not enough to ensure our communities have the power to influence decisions that impact our lives. Early voting ends Saturday, and the time to act is now. Vote for @sharonwestonbroome for Mayor and @eugene_collins12 for City Council. The system counts on us staying home. Prove them wrong. Show up. Bring a friend. Let’s make sure every ballot tells the story of a community that refuses to be ignored. The fight for justice, opportunity, and equity doesn’t wait—neither should we. Vote early today and Saturday!

Sensitive content

East Baton Rouge has 129,000 registered Black voters, but only 9,000 have voted so far. That’s not enough to ensure our communities have the power to influence decisions that impact our lives. Early voting ends Saturday, and the time to act is now. Vote for @sharonwestonbroome for Mayor and @eugene_collins12 for City Council. The system counts on us staying home. Prove them wrong. Show up. Bring a friend. Let’s make sure every ballot tells the story of a community that refuses to be ignored. The fight for justice, opportunity, and equity doesn’t wait—neither should we. Vote early today and Saturday!

Gary Chambers

11,074 просмотров • 1 год назад

Black folks don’t need lectures—we need other races and backgrounds to hold their own accountable. Over 80% of Black voters rejected Trump. Meanwhile, 40–50% of some of your own communities helped elect him. And yet, the demand is always on us to sacrifice more. Do more. We oppose white supremacy. But don’t confuse our strategy for survival with silence or support. If we’re expected to show up, so should you—starting with your people. 📊 Men lie, women lie—numbers don’t. Some have tried to twist my words as divisive. They’re not. The data shows that nearly half of certain communities are voting not just against their interests—but ours. And showing up at protest using the N-word as casually as many do in conversation. Some might let that slide, but where I’m from it’s a hell no. Full stop. Black people are doing the work—educating our people, building power, laying foundation. So to see all this energy aimed at us is wild. And now folks are saying, “This isn’t the time for this conversation.” They said the same thing during the election. So when is the right time to talk about how so many in other communities do direct harm to us as Black people? If what I’m saying unsettles you, ask yourself why. There should never be confusion about where Black people stand. The real question is: what about that 40%? I’ll say again, some of your proximity to whiteness has your focused on the wrong people. The enemy is and always should be white supremacy. We oppose this administration and their actions, some of the conversation should be with your cousins and elder relatives.

Black folks don’t need lectures—we need other races and backgrounds to hold their own accountable. Over 80% of Black voters rejected Trump. Meanwhile, 40–50% of some of your own communities helped elect him. And yet, the demand is always on us to sacrifice more. Do more. We oppose white supremacy. But don’t confuse our strategy for survival with silence or support. If we’re expected to show up, so should you—starting with your people. 📊 Men lie, women lie—numbers don’t. Some have tried to twist my words as divisive. They’re not. The data shows that nearly half of certain communities are voting not just against their interests—but ours. And showing up at protest using the N-word as casually as many do in conversation. Some might let that slide, but where I’m from it’s a hell no. Full stop. Black people are doing the work—educating our people, building power, laying foundation. So to see all this energy aimed at us is wild. And now folks are saying, “This isn’t the time for this conversation.” They said the same thing during the election. So when is the right time to talk about how so many in other communities do direct harm to us as Black people? If what I’m saying unsettles you, ask yourself why. There should never be confusion about where Black people stand. The real question is: what about that 40%? I’ll say again, some of your proximity to whiteness has your focused on the wrong people. The enemy is and always should be white supremacy. We oppose this administration and their actions, some of the conversation should be with your cousins and elder relatives.

Gary Chambers

49,347 просмотров • 1 год назад

“Barack, as a native of Chicago who has watched your policies do nothing for black people, not anything for crime, and not anything for a better way of living, it is insulting that you decided to get up here and pander to us as black men for not voting for Kamala Harris. You are only voting for Kamala yourself because you have no choice. We both know that deep down inside, you wanted to open the convention, but the optics didn’t look good. We also both know that there were way better candidates that you guys could have chosen for president, but you didn’t.”

“Barack, as a native of Chicago who has watched your policies do nothing for black people, not anything for crime, and not anything for a better way of living, it is insulting that you decided to get up here and pander to us as black men for not voting for Kamala Harris. You are only voting for Kamala yourself because you have no choice. We both know that deep down inside, you wanted to open the convention, but the optics didn’t look good. We also both know that there were way better candidates that you guys could have chosen for president, but you didn’t.”

I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸

821,229 просмотров • 1 год назад

Some people don’t believe something unless a white person says it. So I let you hear a white man say it — 80% of white voters supported Helena Moreno for mayor of New Orleans. Only 30% of Black voters did. That means 70% of Black voters — the majority of the city — did not want Helena Moreno as their mayor. A total of 105,000 people voted — just 40% of registered voters. That means roughly 156,000 New Orleanians stayed home. So when folks say mandate, the question is: a mandate from who? This isn’t about hate, it’s about reality. 80% of white voters moved in the same direction — from the lake to uptown, every stretch of the city. And while I don’t believe all of them are racist, I do believe the racists knew exactly who their candidate was. Louisiana is the second-Blackest state in America. Yet we’ve now lost Black mayors in Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Baton Rouge, and now New Orleans. Only Lake Charles will have a Black mayor in 2026 among our largest majority-Black cities. That’s not coincidence. That’s consequence. I’m going to go deeper into how we got here — including the role of some Black elected leaders and the money that moves elections in Black communities across our state. People have tried to call facts “divisive.” But the truth is simple: the majority of Black voters wanted Black leadership. The majority of Black people still believe Black leaders are qualities and deserve to lead majority Black cities.

Some people don’t believe something unless a white person says it. So I let you hear a white man say it — 80% of white voters supported Helena Moreno for mayor of New Orleans. Only 30% of Black voters did. That means 70% of Black voters — the majority of the city — did not want Helena Moreno as their mayor. A total of 105,000 people voted — just 40% of registered voters. That means roughly 156,000 New Orleanians stayed home. So when folks say mandate, the question is: a mandate from who? This isn’t about hate, it’s about reality. 80% of white voters moved in the same direction — from the lake to uptown, every stretch of the city. And while I don’t believe all of them are racist, I do believe the racists knew exactly who their candidate was. Louisiana is the second-Blackest state in America. Yet we’ve now lost Black mayors in Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Baton Rouge, and now New Orleans. Only Lake Charles will have a Black mayor in 2026 among our largest majority-Black cities. That’s not coincidence. That’s consequence. I’m going to go deeper into how we got here — including the role of some Black elected leaders and the money that moves elections in Black communities across our state. People have tried to call facts “divisive.” But the truth is simple: the majority of Black voters wanted Black leadership. The majority of Black people still believe Black leaders are qualities and deserve to lead majority Black cities.

Gary Chambers

55,671 просмотров • 10 месяцев назад

I joined Stephen A Smith to talk about the Texas Primary and my belief that investing in Black voters is the missing link. Black voters who show up are the party’s most loyal base — over 80% of Black men and more than 90% of Black women vote Democratic. If you want different outcomes, you have to make different investments. The only place Democrats have flipped Senate seats in the South is Georgia, the third Blackest state in America — where there was a real investment in turning out Black voters. The question isn’t complicated: Why aren’t Democrats investing in the Black vote in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi? Also, primaries are about turning out your bases. The data says that Talarico had the money and time to invest in turning out white and Hispanic voters. To win he will have to do what no other Texas Democrat has been able to do in a general election — invest in Black voters to turnout Black communities.

I joined Stephen A Smith to talk about the Texas Primary and my belief that investing in Black voters is the missing link. Black voters who show up are the party’s most loyal base — over 80% of Black men and more than 90% of Black women vote Democratic. If you want different outcomes, you have to make different investments. The only place Democrats have flipped Senate seats in the South is Georgia, the third Blackest state in America — where there was a real investment in turning out Black voters. The question isn’t complicated: Why aren’t Democrats investing in the Black vote in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi? Also, primaries are about turning out your bases. The data says that Talarico had the money and time to invest in turning out white and Hispanic voters. To win he will have to do what no other Texas Democrat has been able to do in a general election — invest in Black voters to turnout Black communities.

Gary Chambers

17,523 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад