It is a common misconception about “republicans” and the black community that they are against you. Any person who has studied Malcom X or Martin Luther King for that matter would acutely note otherwise. Neither one of these great activists for black community inherently trusted either party.

““I don’t think the Republican Party is a party full of the almighty God, nor is the Democratic Party. They both have weaknesses. And I’m not inextricably bound to either party.”
(Martin Luther King)

Malcom X particularly held high disdain against the democratic as politicians who come around every 4 years to pander for the black community vote and then essentially abandon them or implement policies that really never will help the community.

“The white liberal is the worst enemy to America, and the worst enemy to the black man. Let me explain what I mean by the white liberal. In America there is no such thing as Democrat or Republican anymore. In America you have liberals and conservatives. The only people living in the past who think in terms of I’m a Democrat or Republican, is the American Negro. “
{Malcom X)

The answer does not lie within the government or any political party for that matter to lift us or any group of people out of poverty or the slums. The answer lies within. It lies within the family unit, it lies within stable homes where mothers and fathers work together to the best of their ability to raise their children up to be men and women of honor.

Go to any white neighborhood or community that is successful or viewed as “rich” or better off and you’ll see this basic building block at work – “the family unit.” This is what both black, white, asian, hispanic or any people need for success. Strong family units. Sadly today more so than ever the erosion of that simplest truth is occurring at ever alarming rates.

Yes, Republicans are known for their money and their hatred of taxes. But, dont let that fool you either there are just as many rich democrats who play the same game and just associate with the deomocratic party to fill an image in the eye of the people.

Malcom X and Martin Luther understood this truth and sought to bring power to the black community through liberating their mindsets. But, that liberation won’t start with a handout or and empty promise from a republican or democrat politician for that matter it starts with you seeking to build our community through our families.

In point of fact, the Democratic Party has a significantly longer and substantially worse record of “overt and hostile policies that affect blacks.” Democrats, again just in point of historical fact, were the pro-slavery, pro-Jim Crow party targeting Americans deeply obsessed with race (something that still remains true today, despite their shift towards social[ist] democratic policies which many blacks believe are necessary for social uplift)

Mitchell “Divine” Diggs Time interview back in 2000! http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,88545,00.html

Isn’t he referring to RZA’s brother Divine?

yeah cap