Democrats are suddenly pretending to care about the crisis facing Black boys and men after Trump won big. Governors Whitmer and Moore’s fake “concern” comes after decades of policies that have hurt Black families. Is this just political games or real change? Black conservatives already know the answer.
In what can only be described as a desperate political calculation, Democratic governors including Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Wes Moore of Maryland, and Ned Lamont of Connecticut have suddenly discovered that boys and men in America are struggling. NBC News After years of pushing policies that have decimated Black families, emasculated Black men, and created a generation of fatherless children, Democrats now claim to care about the very crisis they helped engineer.
Why the sudden change of heart? The answer is simple – electoral survival.
Democratic pollsters and strategists have finally admitted what Black conservatives have known for decades: “Democrats won’t win future elections if they don’t start addressing issues important to men.” Their internal polling confirms what the 2024 election results made painfully clear – men, particularly young men, are fleeing the Democratic Party in record numbers. NBC NewsBaltimore Sun
This isn’t about helping our sons and brothers. It’s about helping Democrats maintain power.
For decades, Black conservatives have sounded the alarm about the crisis facing our boys and men. We’ve pointed to devastating statistics: plummeting college enrollment, skyrocketing incarceration rates, declining workforce participation, and the epidemic of fatherlessness in our communities.
What was the Democratic response? Silence, denial, or worse – accusations that those raising these concerns were “sexist” or “anti-woman.”
Now, faced with electoral reality, Democrats acknowledge what they’ve long denied – “In every state, women earn more college degrees than men. Boys are more likely to be disciplined in class, and less likely to graduate high school on time than girls. Men die by suicide at higher rates than women and are more likely to rely on illicit drugs and alcohol.” NBC News
These aren’t new problems. They’re the predictable results of decades of Democratic policies that have undermined traditional families, devalued fatherhood, and pushed an agenda hostile to masculine virtues.
The most telling part of this political theater? After announcing her sudden concern for boys and men, Governor Whitmer immediately felt compelled to reassure her feminist base that she hadn’t abandoned them, adding a “shoutout to women” and vowing “not to abandon her commitment to equal opportunity and dignity for everyone.” NBC News
This reveals the Democrats’ impossible position. They can’t genuinely address the crisis facing boys and men because their ideological commitments won’t allow it. Any acknowledgment that masculinity might be valuable, that boys might have unique needs, or that men deserve targeted support is seen as threatening to their feminist base.
As Richard Reeves, who founded the American Institute for Boys and Men, noted, Moore and Whitmer are “very often mentioned with regard to 2028,” suggesting their newfound concern for males is politically calculated. Washingtonian This isn’t about helping our communities – it’s about presidential ambitions.
Let’s be clear about what created this crisis:
Governor Moore claims he’s concerned about “bolstering families” and “better preparing young men for the job market.” Yet Democratic policies have systematically undermined both families and the very industries “that once pulled men into the middle class.” Washingtonian
This sudden Democratic “concern” for boys and men proves what Black conservatives have been saying all along – political independence is essential. When we blindly give our votes to one party, they take us for granted until election losses force them to pretend to care.
As Democratic strategist Shauna Daly admitted, “Where the Democratic Party has really fallen short with this cohort is that they don’t feel like Democrats are fighting for them.” NBC News This isn’t just a feeling – it’s the reality that Black men have lived with for generations.
Our sons, brothers, and fathers deserve better than election-year pandering. They deserve policies that truly support strong families, economic opportunity, and the dignity of work. They deserve a culture that values fathers and respects masculinity. They deserve leaders who see them as more than just votes to be won with empty promises.
This is why political independence matters. This is why Black conservatives evaluate candidates based on values and outcomes, not party loyalty. And this is why more Black men are rejecting the Democratic Party that has failed them for generations.
The question now is whether Democrats will back their new rhetoric with meaningful policy changes – or whether this is just another cynical attempt to win votes while continuing the same destructive agenda.
Black men know the answer. Do you?