Hundreds of young black conservatives met with President Trump and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson at the White House as part Turning Point USA’s Young Black Leadership Summit (YBLS), a conference this weekend for African-American leaders between the ages of 15 and 35. The Republican Party has long struggled to attract black voters, with no Republican receiving more than 10 percent of the African-American vote since 1960. President Trump received 8 percent of the black vote and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney received 6 percent in 2012, John McCain 4 percent in 2008.
At the YBLS, many attendees spoke of Kanye West’s endorsement of Trump, and attendees heard from “Clueless” star Stacey Dash.
What better way to kick off the day than to have @staceydash speak to a room full of young black conservative leaders? #YBLS2018 @TheOfficerTatum @charliekirk11 @RealCandaceO @conservatyler @TPUSA pic.twitter.com/YqwfhZWSbM — Jonathan Williams (@jwphotographyaz) October 27, 2018
What better way to kick off the day than to have @staceydash speak to a room full of young black conservative leaders? #YBLS2018 @TheOfficerTatum @charliekirk11 @RealCandaceO @conservatyler @TPUSA pic.twitter.com/YqwfhZWSbM
— Jonathan Williams (@jwphotographyaz) October 27, 2018
View this post on Instagram I’m proud to stand with leaders like @realcandaceowens and @TheOfficerTatum in bringing change for the Black citizens of this great country. We have made history. Thanks to @itsSeanDaniel for this photo documenting it. #YBLS2018 A post shared by Rob Smith 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (@robsmithonline) on Oct 27, 2018 at 5:41am PDT
I’m proud to stand with leaders like @realcandaceowens and @TheOfficerTatum in bringing change for the Black citizens of this great country. We have made history. Thanks to @itsSeanDaniel for this photo documenting it. #YBLS2018
A post shared by Rob Smith 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (@robsmithonline) on Oct 27, 2018 at 5:41am PDT
Turning Point USA’s Candace Owens announced the kickoff of a “Blexit,” campaign of black voters exiting the Democratic Party, using a line of clothing with a new logo. This year, African-American unemployment fell to a record low of 5.9 percent, African-American employment increased by 976,000 since President Trump’s election and stands at a record high while the poverty rate for African-Americans reached its lowest level on record in 2017. The question remains whether heading into the midterm elections will reflect President Trump’s increase in polling among black voters this year.
#Blexit has officially launched! Go to https://t.co/y5RUrn8cIf to get your merch! #OffThePlantation pic.twitter.com/fbLlHGUJXQ — Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) October 27, 2018
#Blexit has officially launched! Go to https://t.co/y5RUrn8cIf to get your merch! #OffThePlantation pic.twitter.com/fbLlHGUJXQ
— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) October 27, 2018
View this post on Instagram #BLEXIT – The BLACK EXIT from the Democratic Party. @realcandaceowens has been working on this for a while and we’re launching it HERE at #YBLS2018 Spread the word if you’re with us and think it’s time for Black Americans to leave the Democratic Party FOR GOOD! A post shared by Rob Smith 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (@robsmithonline) on Oct 27, 2018 at 1:26pm PDT
#BLEXIT – The BLACK EXIT from the Democratic Party. @realcandaceowens has been working on this for a while and we’re launching it HERE at #YBLS2018 Spread the word if you’re with us and think it’s time for Black Americans to leave the Democratic Party FOR GOOD!
A post shared by Rob Smith 🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (@robsmithonline) on Oct 27, 2018 at 1:26pm PDT
Lead photo credit: @_uptowngirl33
Carrie Sheffield is the founder of Bold. She is passionate about storytelling to empower and connect others. A founding POLITICO reporter, Carrie contributed on political economy at Forbes and wrote editorials for The Washington Times. After earning a master’s in public policy from Harvard University, she managed credit risk at Goldman Sachs and researched for Edward Conard, Bain Capital founding partner and American Enterprise Institute scholar. She earned a B.A. in communications at Brigham Young University and completed a Fulbright fellowship in Berlin.
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