The Black Ballot – Episode 5: Political Prostitutes
Richard Nixon was not seen favorably by the majority of Black voters. So when Black celebrities supported him it angered many in the community. Clay Cane explains the “Grifter” concept as it pertains to Black support of candidates that don’t always appear to have the African American voters best interest at heart and we explore then FBI head J. Edgar Hoover’s mission to end the Black Panthers and Nixon’s domestic policy chiefs 1994 confession that Nixon’s War on Drugs was really intended to criminalize Black Americans. [Features Guest Commentary from: Clay Cane , Dr. Ben Chavis , Steven Lawson , Dr. Cornell West, Brittney Cunningham]
