By Sherri Yarbrough
On Friday, I came across an interesting video on Black Threads (yes, I know) where former Georgia state representative Stacey Abrams was admonishing listeners to not give up and give in to the Trump administration without a fight.
The poster addressed the video to “the 92%” with the question: still resting?
I don’t know about anyone else, but my answer to that question is a resounding YES!!! And I was not alone. The majority of responses were on the same vibe.
Look, I get why Black politicians want Black people to stay engaged right now. Trump and MAGAs are unrepentant racists and it sure would help if Black women could dredge up the energy to even express an interest in engaging the opposition.
But see, 92% of us just don’t want to. And it is probably too late to change our minds. See, the 92% came together as soon as the exit polls were released.
TV pundits were desperate to provide a reason for why Vice President Harris lost, the other poll numbers were right there telling the story: white people overwhelmingly voted for Trump. As well as Latino men. That’s the answer.
Considering who the candidate is, what does the “why” even matter to us? Like January 6, we saw the results with our own eyes.
In the end, the majority of white voters chose to vote not only for the white man but a convicted felon whose former term ended in abject failure, over the qualified biracial Vice President.
Keep in mind, this was going on in the same environment where white people were screaming “DEI” about every Black Democratic elected leader every other minute without realizing that many of them were the DEI candidates nowadays. Courtesy of that “great replacement” theory that mainly consists of cis white women not wanting to make babies with most of the cis white men that they come into contact with. But I digress. Let’s save those conversations for another time.
Back to the 92%. Now understand, that embracing this moment doesn’t mean that we won’t ever vote again, no matter what you hear. Believe me, I have every intention of voting in 2026 to keep the glorious Jasmine Crockett in her seat. Nor does it mean that we won’t say something when warranted, especially if someone messes with our kids or money. But as far as the rest is concerned, don’t ask us right now. We are not interested. See Michele Obama.
Ninety-two percent of Black women voters completed the assignment in 2024. Across all income levels, from working class to billionaire, we held the line. And it was that overwhelming swath that made all the subsequent “egg prices” excuses fall flat. Because Black women know more about stretching working poor wages than nearly any other demographic. yet they voted for Harris.
In short, whatever problems exist in the party aren’t ours, nor are they about us. It is time for white people and others to get their minds right.
So no, we will not be marching on January 18, nor watching the inauguration, nor protesting clearly unsuitable cabinet nominees like Fox News mouthpiece Pete Hegseth, and Pam Bondi for AG.
For us, January 20th will be a day to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. while engaging in self-care by ignoring the rabble. It will be a day for connecting to and with each other instead. Enjoying the community of it all.
And planning our move to a new home now that Zuckerberg just made a mess of Meta.
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