Rearview Mirror

When we look back over 2019 and the impact on African-Americans, we can see that unarmed black people are still being killed by white police officers at a higher rate than any other race and in fact is the only race being killed. In 2019 Congress swore in the most African-Americans (55 out of 535) in Congress. 2019 saw a string of mass shootings by deranged white men, proclaiming to be mentally ill, yet they weren't ill enough to not by the gun they used to kill innocent people. Supreme Court ruled that partisan (i.e. racial gerrymandering) was legal. Trump declared that he was above the law and Article II gives him complete power, but Congress reminded him that Article I gave them the power to check him and conduct lawful investigation into his power and criminal activity.   In 2019, we discovered that White Supremacy is alive and well, not just against African-Americans but Latinos as well. The Texas shooter wrote a manifesto laced with racial slurs against Latino Americans.  The Black community also saw 19 Black women get swore-in as judges in Houston,Texas; and the first Black Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. African-American Presidential candidates, Senator Corey Booker and Kamala Harris, saw themselves fighting to attract Black voters to their campaigns and their ability to raise money to stay in the race.   So, as we reflect over 2019 and look forward to 2020, what will this Administrations, the 2020 elections, and Black America bring in the new year and what will that impact look like on the Black Community?  My guest tonight is Dr. Wilmer Leon, III, host of Inside the Issues with Wilmer Leon, author, and former adjunct professor of Political Science at Howard University.