Member-only story
Why What Diddy Said About Voting While Black Is On Point
It looks like rapper and founder of Revolt TV Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has ruffled some feathers with his latest remarks about the upcoming elections, that will feature the epic face off between the worst president in modern history, and Obama’s former right hand, Joe Biden.
Just to be clear, Diddy didn’t say anything terrifically bad, unless you’re not at all concerned about the state of affairs in a community that continues to bear the brunt of national emergencies in ways that are disproportionately deadly.
What stands out in his conversation with supermodel Naomi Campbell during the recording of her awesome offering, No Filter with Naomi, which features a weekly parade of impressive guests and the exclusives that only a cultural icon can deliver, is the challenged phrase that went viral:
“The black vote is not going to be for free.”
Followed by a worthy explanation for why the Black vote can’t afford to be a foregone conclusion for a white politician who happens to be running for…
