Who is the current voice of Black Americans?

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Killer Mike and Ice Cube's plans for "saving" Black America were getting talked about in TLR this week, and it got me thinking about how we haven't had tangible, vocal political representation since the Rainbow Coalition/PUSH and the Black Panthers. Jesse Jackson and Sharpton are the most recent I can think of, though their agendas were tainted by their religious ties. In recent years it seems like all of the real Black discourse with regards to policy has been initiated by entertainers...Killer Mike and fukking Charlemagne have been at the forefront, and I'm sure some would mention Dr. Umar, right wingers might even think Candice Owens.
I should clarify that I'm not including Obama since he wasn't carrying the flag for Black America solely, nor was that his job. Diddy tried to get "Our Black Party" going as a legit entity but it died quickly. There is a clear void in progressive Black discourse to rally around, energize and educate our people.
 
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TheHonorableOmarSharif said:
I wonder the same op.

I love political podcasts and I can't find one mainstream one with a black host. Ironically the Michael Steele pod is legit, but it's not really that popular.
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Trolling aside, we have none. I like to believe its by design, given the historical tends of our leaders. The closet Black leaders either play games/roles for a living or are modern day clowns....and we take these people seriously.

I'm starting to believe we don't have any consistent leaders because we have been cowed into "playing along" with the status quo. That whole ballot or the bullet speech. But I also believe that's a symptom of a larger issue America, in regards non-white identity politics. Radical revolutionary movements, for non-whites, are no longer advantageous to ones cause.

And radical revolutionaries have historically been the only way Blacks have moved the needle in America. Never by "playing along".
 
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All I can think of at the moment is Roland Martin but he is a baby boomer and not really in touch with the younger generations.

Its kind of said that we don't have any intelligent and renowned voices amongst Gen X and Millennials. Outside of entertainers we have Umar Johnson and Tariq Nasheed. Both are widely known. Unfortunately both are largely just grifters and unserious in my opinion.
 
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