Now I get it. I’ll admit I was a bit salty about the No Kings March. It was predominantly a bunch of European Americans with exceptionally clever and creative signs assembling for a feel-good moment. Then what? I gave more credit to those who went to town hall meetings in droves to express concerns, which caused National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Rep. Richard Hudson to recommend no live town halls.
For the 2024 presidential election, the data showed that more than half of European American women voted for Donald Trump, an adjudicated rapist. Remember the blue bracelet trend? TikToker Libby Louwagie posted, “Fellow white women, how are we signaling to each other now which side we are on?” She suggested wearing blue friendship bracelets to show opposition to Trump.
Look at the 2026 midterm election data for European Americans: as a group, they are about 50/50. I can now see how tricky it must be to navigate with friends, family, and the workplace. Y’all are going through it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the equivalent of what other minority groups face. But my advantage is that people pretty much know where I’m coming from.
I am part of the 93% of Black women. Ironically, this emboldens MAGA supporters to tell me who they support, highlighting conservatism and family values in a way that, based on anecdotal evidence, they don’t with their European American peers.
Seriously, it led to a dust-up with my former financial advisor. Professionally, you’re not supposed to let politics into the client relationship, but speaking as a Triple Trumper about how much you love the president is really not the thing to say to a Black woman. That explains the European American exuberance at the No Kings Rally. It was a safe space: find your friends and neighbors.
The African American experience is different. I didn’t go to the No Kings march because I didn’t want to be a target. I didn’t go to the ICE protest for the same reasons. As one of few African Americans in the area, I didn’t trust that if something went wrong, I wouldn’t be singled out. I’d be easy to spot, the lonely only. Not a safe space for me. I made phone calls and sent postcards. Action.
There were at least six reported cases of polling locations being removed from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). I am so proud and filled with joy. Those kids staged a protest march and marched to the polls to vote. That’s a protest; that’s action.
Susie Wiles has resigned from the administration. It is unofficial that Susie Wiles recommended Dana W. White as White House Press Secretary. Hold on, hold on. Dana W. White is a Black woman. Ms White is a political strategist, and a former Pentagon chief spokesperson. That can be seen as a strategic move when you look at the 2026 midterm voter turnout: a Black woman.
Black women vote powerfully, so let’s get a Black woman out there. Philosophy and reality are very different, but that’s not the point here. Donald Trump is meeting with Mr Dana White, President and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for White House press secretary. Party politics is one thing, but enabling stupidity? Values, platforms, beliefs: yes, the two parties are different, but can anyone honestly support this announcement?
My action is this post. I have no idea what will happen this week or who will be the new White House press secretary. This Dana White, UFC Dana White can be seen on video slapping his wife, so “violent fighter” would be correct. The midterm voting data shows that the majority of female voting blocs went Democratic. This move to ask the UFC’s Dana White to be White House Press Secretary is a slap in the face. Is there a chance Mr White will no?
