Have You Registered Your Local Parking Lot King or Queen, Crack Head, Gang Banger, Prostitute or Homeless Person to Vote Today?

Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. › August 28, 2009

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When I drive around "da hood" I see the parking lot kings and queens reigning supreme, malt liquor in hand hollering "nigga this" and "nigga that." I see us pushing carts up and down street, sleeping on bus stops, cars rolling by with the booming system on 20-inch rims with tinted windows being driven by grown ass men who are banging and still living at home with Mama. You know, those of us who don't read a newspaper unless we're looking for a job or a place to rent. The brothers and sisters who aren't tuning into to watch the debates. Who may know a brother is running for President but couldn't tell you who Sarah Palin is and if you mentioned to them the market crashed today-would repeat back to you "who'd you say ran into the corner market?" Call them what you want-ex-felons, gangbangers, dope dealers, drop-outs, welfare recipients, homeless-but I call them unlikely voters.

You see I'm not worried about Black America's middle class-I am however worried about whether or not we are truly reaching out to those in Black America who can't be reached via CNN, email, blog, or newspaper. Those folks whom we might be a bit apprehensive about approaching but nevertheless, if it's really about turning out the vote, we shouldn't be.

Who may know a brother is running for President but couldn't tell you who Sarah Palin is and if you mentioned to them the market crashed today-would repeat back to you "who'd you say ran into the corner market?" Call them what you want-ex-felons, gangbangers, dope dealers, drop-outs, welfare recipients, homeless-but I call them unlikely voters.