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Thursday, May 29, 2025

I’m Sure to Get Hate for this Article, But Black Americans Are Being Used by The Democratic Party

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I’m Sure to Get Hate for this Article, But Black Americans Are Being Used by The Democratic Party

By thechristiantechnerd on May 28, 2025

I can already feel the "hate" I will get for sharing my thoughts on this topic, but you have to be brave to be heard!

Lord, today my heart feels so heavy—like it’s weighed down by chains of disappointment and betrayal. I am just so tired. Tired of the lies, tired of the pretending, tired of being used like a pawn in a game I didn’t sign up for. I don’t even know where to start because the anger inside me feels like a storm I can’t contain.

I look around at my community—the Black Americans who have been promised change, promised upliftment, promised respect by the Democratic Party for decades. Yet, education rates remain some of the worst. Economic opportunities are stagnant or shrinking. Generations of families still live paycheck to paycheck or worse. And for what? So politicians can count us as votes every four years and then turn their backs as soon as the cameras are off? It’s like we are invisible unless we serve their political agendas.

I thought the Democrats were the ones who cared about people like me—Black women, Black men, Black children—who face systemic barriers every day. But what I see is hypocrisy in its rawest form. They parade around with promises and hashtags, but their policies don’t match their words. They say they want to help, but their actions betray that. It’s a painful truth that stings so deeply.

And yet, here I am, still holding on to faith. Because honestly, what else do I have? The world is broken, and the people who say they want to fix it are only making it worse. But God’s word keeps whispering to me even in my rage: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). I need that healing desperately, Lord.

I’m angry, but I don’t want to be bitter. I want to channel this fury into something righteous. The Bible tells me, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you” (Ephesians 4:31). But how do I put away anger when it’s rooted in real pain? How do I forgive when those who promised change have done nothing but exploit my people for votes?

I pray for clarity, Lord. Help me see beyond the surface and not lose hope. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). I’m trying, but it’s so hard when my own community suffers and the people who say they care keep failing us.

I pray that Black Americans will wake up to the truth—that we deserve more than empty promises and political games. That our votes are sacred and should not be taken for granted. I pray for boldness to speak out even when it’s uncomfortable or unpopular. “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute” (Proverbs 31:8). That’s what I want to do with my voice.

I pray for justice, Lord. Real justice that changes systems, not just gives us crumbs from the table. “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”(Amos 5:24). I want to see rivers of justice pour out in my community, in my country.

I pray for leaders who are honest, who care beyond the vote count, who will fight for Black lives with more than just lip service. Lord, please raise up those leaders. Give me strength to keep pushing, even when it feels like I’m shouting into the void.

It’s exhausting being angry all the time, but I can’t let my anger turn into apathy. If anything, my faith tells me to channel this anger into action. But it hurts to see those who are supposed to protect and uplift us instead treat us like a tool for their own gain.

God, help me not to hate the politicians, but to hate the sin of deceit and the evil of exploitation. Help me love my community fiercely and keep praying for change—real change. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).

Today, I cry out to You with all my frustration, all my pain, and all my hope. I’m angry, yes, but I’m not done believing. I believe You see us. I believe You hear us. I believe Your justice will come. And until then, I’m holding on to You because no one else has been able to hold on to me like You do.

Amen.


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