Why are Black men mad at Obama?

Former President Barack Obama recently caused an uproar when he called out Black men for what news reports and some polling indicate as less support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. This outcry in the public square has reminded many Black men of their voice and has led them to speak out about their support, concerns, and disinterest in the Harris-Walz campaign and the political field more broadly. Black Americans have offered a consistent refrain and critique of American democracy. With that refrain, Black Americans hold a range of political attitudes concerning the economy, family values, policing and criminal justice reform, and health care. Many people fail to embrace the political variations within Black families and communities, which frequently get muddled with an oversimplistic two-party system. Obama, while speaking to staffers at a Harris campaign office in Pennsylvania, suggested that misogyny and sexism are the culprits of the lack of Black men’s support for Harris. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” said Obama. Obama also spoke about former President Trump’s...