{UAH} RESPONSE to OCAYA: BLACKS HAVE NOT GAINED FROM BLACK LEADERS

Mr Ocaya,

fyi, republicans had black congresspeople before democrats did.  And Colin Powell is a republican and he was polling very well in the republican party before he decided not to run for president.   But I am not really big on the symbolism of black elected officials.  It is like someone telling me that i should celebrate Sekandi's post because I am catholic and muganda...but how does his post help me?  I would rather have a cabinet filled by Bakiga if I can find drugs at Mulago, drive in Kla without portholes, pick up a newspaper and not read about a new corruption scandal, etc.  For African Americans, I'd rather have good schools, affordable healthcare, security on the streets, good incomes, etc.  None of those things have gotten better since Obama became president!  The past 30 years has seen so many black leaders elected to office.  They do well for themselves but their communities don't improve much!  

As for black gains from democratics vs republicans, most gains for black people were from republican efforts...emancipation (Abraham Lincoln was a republican), the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed with overwhelming support of republicans but it was opposed by most democratic congresspeople, the Voting Right Act of 1965 was again passed based on overwhelming republican support.  If you look at democratic politics in the 50s and 60s, most southern democrats opposed many proposed civil rights bills. In fact, democrats in southern states abandoned the democratic party because of the civil rights laws that the democratic party leadership helped push through congress. 

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Mw MUSOKE,

I am not staying in America but on reading from many media houses and from other historical books. I think African – Americans or Africans in general have gain in the Democrats politics whereby they got an African – American as a President of America. Just take in the latest leadership contests of the Republican (GOP) they play the politics of racism whereby they have to throw away the better candidates and took Donald TRUMP.

Do you think the GOP will nominate a minority communities to be its leader? Why could they not support Dr. Ben Carson, Marco Rubio and or Ted Cruz? I think it was because of racism philosophy. I think even if it were a certain articulate persons of minority such person could have never been accepted!

Ocaya pOcure