Shay Riley's blog http://unity08.com/blog/175 en Where are Black Moderates? http://unity08.com/node/199 <p>The last poll done by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a think-tank that specializes in mapping black public opinion in America, shows that 40% of all black Americans identify as moderate. Thirty-three percent of black Americans identify as liberal and 27% as conservative. If a plural majority identifies as moderate - and is thus arguably the ‘black political consensus’ - then why are black moderates not a major force on the Internet and in politics, with people debating the merits of our views and strategies? Indeed, it appears as though moderates are a silent plural majority in Black America.</p> <p><a href="http://unity08.com/node/199">read more</a></p> http://unity08.com/node/199#comments Sun, 02 Jul 2024 09:25:00 -0700 Shay Riley 199 at http://unity08.com